🛢Backend README

This repository contains the backend code for a Form Builder application that provides form integration without code. The application is built using Express, TypeScript, MongoDB, and other related technologies.

Installation

1. Clone the repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/integration-tech/backend.git 

2. Install dependencies:

npm install 

3. Create a '.env' file in the root directory and set the required environment variables. Refer to the '.env.example' file for reference.

Usage

To start the server, run the following command:

npm start

This will start the server at 'http://localhost:8001/'.

For development with automatic restart on code changes, you can use:

npm run dev

API Routes

GET /:

Returns a simple "Hello World!" message.

POST /register:

Registers a user. Requires a JSON body with user information.

Project Structure

src/: Contains the source code.

• api/v1/:

  • controllers/: Contains controller logic for different routes.

  • models/: Defines MongoDB models.

  • routers/: Defines API routes using Express Router.

• index.ts: Entry point of the application.

Configuration

The application uses the dotenv library for environment variable configuration. Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

MONGODB_URI=<your_mongodb_uri>
JWT_SECRET=<your_jwt_secret>
PORT=8001

Scripts

npm start: Start the server using ts-node.

npm run build: Build the TypeScript code using tsc.

npm run dev: Start the server in development mode using nodemon.

Dependencies

Express: Web framework for Node.js.

Mongoose: MongoDB object modeling tool.

jsonwebtoken: JSON Web Token (JWT) implementation.

dotenv: Loads environment variables from a '.env' file.

body-parser: Middleware to parse incoming request bodies.

Development Dependencies

typescript: TypeScript compiler.

ts-node: TypeScript execution environment for Node.js.

nodemon: Monitor for changes and automatically restart the server.

License

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

Author Apurv Jha Repository GitHub Repository