This is a RESTful API for a social media application that allows users to register, log in, create posts, add comments, and perform other related operations.

• User registration: Users can register by providing their name, username, email, and password.
• User login: Registered users can log in using their email and password.
• Get user by ID: Retrieve user information by their user ID.
• Update user: Update user information such as name, username, and email.
• Delete user: Delete a user account.
• Create post: Authenticated users can create new posts by providing a title, content, and tags.
• Get post by ID: Retrieve a post by its ID.
• Update post: Update post information such as title, content, and tags.
• Delete post: Delete a post.
• Add comment: Authenticated users can add comments to a post by providing the content and post ID.
• Get comment by ID: Retrieve a comment by its ID.
• Update comment: Update comment content.
• Delete comment: Delete a comment.

1. Clone the repository: git clone <repository-url>
2. Install dependencies: npm install

1. Create a .env file in the project root directory.
2. Add the following environment variables in the .env file:

DB_URL=<MongoDB connection string>
SECRET_KEY=<Secret key for JWT token generation>

1. Start the server: npm start
2. Use a tool like Postman to send HTTP requests to the API endpoints.
3. Register a user using the /register endpoint.
4. Log in using the /login endpoint to obtain an access token.
5. Use the obtained access token in the Authorization header for subsequent requests that require authentication.

• POST /api/register: Register a new user.
• POST /api/login: Log in a user.
• GET /api/getUser: Get all users.
• GET /api/getUser/:id: Get a user by ID.
• PATCH /api/updateUser/:id: Update a user by ID.
• DELETE /api/deleteUser/:id: Delete a user by ID.
• POST /api/addPost: Create a new post.
• GET /api/getPost: Get all posts.
• GET /api/getPost/:id: Get a post by ID.
• PATCH /api/updatePost/:id: Update a post by ID.
• DELETE /api/deletePost/:id: Delete a post by ID.
• POST /api/addComment: Add a comment to a post.
• GET /api/getComment: Get all comments.
• GET /api/getComment/:id: Get a comment by ID.
• PATCH /api/updateComment/:id: Update a comment by ID.
• DELETE /api/deleteComment/:id: Delete a comment by ID.

The API returns appropriate HTTP status codes and error messages in case of any errors. Refer to the API endpoint documentation for specific error scenarios.

To run the tests, use the following command: npm test

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
• bcrypt

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request for any improvements or additional features.