nuri-engin / phonebookapi

An API that will serve as the backend for a phone book app, providing a list of people and their contact details

PhoneBookAPI

An API that will serve as the backend for a phone book app, providing a list of people and their contact details

# How to install and run the project.

• First of all ensure to have the MongoDB exist and up to run on your computer.
• Clone the project, and get into the project folder on CLI.
• Run npm|yarn install, change the env.example file to env and provide information
• Run npm|yarn dev to run the project on your local
• Use exist (PostmanCollections)[/postman-collections] on here to generate quick requests to the App.

# Reasoning behind your technical choices.

• Decided to use NodeJS, Express, MongoDB for the sake familirty.
• Decided to use 'hagopj13's (a Uber engineer) 'node-express-boilerplate' to kick-off the project quickly
  • It's one of most starred boilerproject with many features for NodeJS RESTful API.
  • Provides; Code-quality, security, validation, logging, error handling, API doc, Test cases by default.
  • I've decided to remove AUTH process! but providing a simple auth-check. Aim to let quick testing with Postman on endpoint instead of registration process.

# Describe any trade-offs you needed to make and your reasoning.

• I would use Postgres instead on MongoDB for better DB relations.

# Point out anything you might do differently if you had more time.

• Better testing, Left-out TODOs on source-code
• CI/CD prooces with Heroku, Travis CI, etc.
• Monitoring/Insight/Telemetry features
  • Sample here @ https://github.com/nuri-engin/technotes/blob/main/server/README.md

# Your contact details and any public profiles on developer networks.

• Personal site
• LinkedIn
• Github