JobLK Backend

About

This repository contains the backend code for the JobLK job application platform.

Technologies

This project is built using the following technologies:

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MySQL

Development

Prerequisites:

• Node.js 19 or later

Installation:

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/DEXOW/joblk-backend.git 

2. Install dependencies:

cd joblk-backend
npm install

3. Create a copy of the .env.example file and rename it to .env:

cp .env.example .env

4. Configure the AUTH_TOKEN and SESSION_TOKEN with a random string:

AUTH_TOKEN=''
SESSION_TOKEN_KEY=''

• Optionally if you want to use rollbar insert your rollbar project id in the .env file:

ROLLBAR_TOKEN=''

5. Configure your database connection in the .env file:

DB_HOST='HOSTNAME'
DB_PORT=PORT
DB_USERNAME='USERNAME'
DB_PASSWORD='PASSWORD'
DB_NAME='DATABASE_NAME'

6. Start the server:

npm start

• Or to start the development server with nodemon:

npm install nodemon
npm run dev

Deployment

To deploy the application to a production environment, you will need to set up a MySQL database and a web server. You can then configure the application to connect to the database and use the web server to serve the application's static files.

API Endpoints

Headers

• auth_token: Provide the valid auth token for authenticated requests

POST /auth/register

Request Body :

{
  "username": "johndoe",
  "email": "johndoe@example.com",
  "password": "password123"
}

Response Body :

{ 
  code: "SUCCESS", 
  message: 'User registered successfully' 
}

POST /auth/login

Request Body :

{
  "email": "johndoe@example.com",
  "password": "password123"
}

• Or

{
  "username": "JohnDoe",
  "password": "password123"
}

Response Body :

{ 
  code: "SUCCESS", 
  message: 'Logged in successfully' 
}

POST /auth/logout

Request Body :

No request body

Response Body :

{ 
  code: "SUCCESS", 
  message: 'Logged out successfully' 
}