Fakad Infotech Application

The Fakad Infotech Application is a RESTful API built using Node.js and Express.js. It allows users to perform CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations on various service-related data. The API is equipped with endpoints to handle tasks such as creating new entries, retrieving existing ones, updating details, and deleting entries.

Overview

This project is an API designed to handle the backend functionality for Fakad Infotech Centre. It provides comprehensive CRUD operations to manage various aspects of the application, including:

• Contact Page: Perform CRUD operations on contact information.
• Student Application Forms: Create, read, update, and delete student application forms.
• Account Management: Manage user accounts, including functionalities for creating accounts, logging in, password recovery, and resetting passwords.

With its user-friendly interface and robust functionality, this API enables seamless integration into your applications, ensuring efficient management and operations for backend services.

API Documentation

Features

• Contact Page: Manage contact information with the ability to create, retrieve, update, and delete entries.
• Student Application Forms: Handle student applications by providing endpoints for creating new applications, retrieving existing ones, updating details, and deleting applications.
• Account Management: Supports user account functionalities including account creation, login, password recovery, and password reset.

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• Create Entries: Users can add new entries to the database by providing relevant details in JSON format.
• Retrieve Entries: The API allows users to fetch a list of all entries or retrieve a specific entry by its unique ID.
• Update Entries: Users can easily update information using the PUT endpoint. They can send the updated details in JSON format to modify existing entries.
• Delete Entries: Entries can be removed from the database using the DELETE endpoint. Users need to specify the entry's ID to delete a specific entry.

Development Environment

The Fakad Infotech Application was developed using the following tools:

• Node.js: A JavaScript runtime environment for building server-side applications.
• Express.js: A web application framework for Node.js that provides a robust set of features for web and mobile applications.
• MongoDB: A NoSQL database used to store and manage data.
• Swagger: Used to generate API documentation for easy reference and testing.

Installation

To install the necessary dependencies, run the following command:

npm install

Local Testing

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For local testing, replace the base URL "https://fakad-student-application.onrender.com/application-form" with http://localhost:8080/application-form.

For example, the endpoint "https://fakad-student-application.onrender.com/application-form" should be accessed as "http://localhost:8080/application-form" when testing locally. Everything else in the API request remains the same.

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Useful Websites

• Node.js Documentation
• Express.js Documentation
• MongoDB Documentation
• Jest Documentation
• Rest Client - For manual testing and API development

Future Work

While the current version of the Fakad Infotech Application provides essential functionality, there are several areas for improvement and future enhancements:

• • Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms to secure API endpoints.
• • Enhance error handling to provide informative error messages for API consumers.
• • Add pagination support for retrieving large collections of data.
• Implement rate limiting and request throttling to prevent abuse of the API.
• Integrate additional data validation checks to ensure data integrity.
• Improve logging and monitoring capabilities to track API usage and performance.
• Expand the API documentation to include detailed usage examples and code snippets. y

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.