REST API Project

A modern REST API built with Node.js for providing web services and data management.

📋 Table of Contents

• About
• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• API Endpoints
• Development Progress
• Contributing
• License

🚀 About

This REST API project provides a scalable and efficient backend service for web applications. Built with modern web technologies, it offers a robust foundation for building feature-rich applications.

✨ Features

• 🔐 Authentication & Authorization
• 📊 RESTful API architecture
• 🗄️ Database integration
• 🔄 CRUD operations
• 📝 Request validation
• 🛡️ Error handling middleware
• 📖 API documentation
• ✅ Unit & integration tests

🔧 Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• npm or yarn
• Database (MongoDB/PostgreSQL/MySQL)

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/IndonesianDev/rest-api.git
cd rest-api

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Configure environment variables:

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your configuration

4. Run the application:

npm start

🎯 Usage

Development Mode

npm run dev

Production Mode

npm run build
npm start

Running Tests

npm test

📡 API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register - Register a new user
• POST /api/auth/login - User login
• POST /api/auth/logout - User logout

Users

• GET /api/users - Get all users
• GET /api/users/:id - Get user by ID
• PUT /api/users/:id - Update user
• DELETE /api/users/:id - Delete user

Data Resources

• GET /api/resources - Get all resources
• POST /api/resources - Create new resource
• GET /api/resources/:id - Get resource by ID
• PUT /api/resources/:id - Update resource
• DELETE /api/resources/:id - Delete resource

📈 Development Progress

Phase 1: Foundation ✅

• Project setup & initialization
• Repository configuration
• License & documentation structure

Phase 2: Core Features 🚧

• Server setup (Express/Fastify)
• Database connection & models
• Authentication system
• User management endpoints
• Middleware implementation

Phase 3: API Development 📋

• RESTful endpoints design
• Request validation
• Error handling
• Response formatting
• API documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI)

Phase 4: Testing & Quality 🧪

• Unit tests
• Integration tests
• API testing
• Code coverage
• Code quality tools (ESLint, Prettier)

Phase 5: Advanced Features 🎯

• Rate limiting
• Caching strategy
• File upload handling
• Email notifications
• Background jobs

Phase 6: Deployment 🚀

• Docker containerization
• CI/CD pipeline
• Environment configuration
• Production deployment
• Monitoring & logging

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

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

👥 Authors

• IndonesianDev - IndonesianDev

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Thanks to all contributors
• Inspired by REST API best practices
• Built with ❤️ for the developer community

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Note: This project is under active development. Check the Development Progress section for current status.