Restaurant Food Category CRUD API

Description

This project is a backend application that performs all CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations on a restaurant food category model. The application is built using Node.js and Express.js with MongoDB Atlas as the database and Postman for API testing.

Table of Contents: -Installation -Usage -API Endpoints -Technologies Used -Contributing

Installation

Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/your-username/restaurant-food-category-api.git cd restaurant-food-category-api

Install dependencies: npm install

Set up environment variables:

Create a .enV file in the root directory and add the following:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_atlas_connection_string
PORT=5000
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

Run the application: npm start

Usage Once the server is running, you can use Postman or any other API testing tool to interact with the API. The base URL is: http://localhost:5000/api/categories

API Endpoints

• GET /api/categories: Get all categories
• GET /api/categories/:id: Get a specific category by ID
• POST /api/categories: Create a new category
• PUT /api/categories/:id: Update a category by ID
• DELETE /api/categories/:id: Delete a category by ID

Technologies Used

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime environment
• Express.js: Web framework for Node.js
• MongoDB Atlas: Cloud-based NoSQL database
• Postman: API development and testing tool
• Mongoose: ODM for MongoDB and Node.js

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions or improvements, feel free to fork the repository and submit a pull request.