Vidly Backend

Vidly is a movie rental service. This project contains the backend required to serve these services.

Environment Variables

To run this project, you will need to add the following environment variables to your .env file

MONGODB_CONNECTION_URL

JWT_SECRET_KEY

Run Locally

Clone the project

  git clone https://github.com/sumitx28/Vidly-Backend.git

Go to the project directory

  cd Vidly-Backend

Install dependencies

  npm install

Start the server

  npm start

API Reference

Users

  GET /api/me       -> Get Current User

  POST /api/users   -> Register New User

Authenticate

  POST /api/auth    -> Authenticate A User

Genres

  ### Public
  GET /api/genres
  GET /api/genres/:id

  ### Authentication Required
  POST /api/genres
  PUT /api/genres/:id

  ### Require Admin Privileges
  DELETE /api/genres/:id

Customers

  ### Public
  GET /api/customers
  GET /api/customers/:id

  ### Authentication Required
  POST /api/customers
  PUT /api/customers/:id

  ### Require Admin Privileges
  DELETE /api/customers/:id

Movies

  ### Public
  GET /api/movies
  GET /api/movies/:id

  ### Authentication Required
  POST /api/movies
  PUT /api/movies/:id

  ### Require Admin Privileges
  DELETE /api/movies/:id

Rentals

  ### Public
  GET /api/rentals

  ### Authentication Required
  POST /api/rentals

Key takeaways

Project Setup with Node, Express, and MongoDB.
Design and implementation of REST API.
Importance of project structure and clean coding.
Implementation of authentication and authorization.
Utilization of middlewares.
Database design and implementation.

In summary, the lessons learned include setting up projects using Node, Express, and MongoDB, understanding the structure and implementation of REST APIs, emphasizing project organization and clean coding practices, implementing authentication and authorization mechanisms, utilizing middlewares effectively, and gaining knowledge in database design and implementation.