Backend Evaluation

Basic Setup and Express Server

• Initialize a Node.js project and install dependencies: Express, Mongoose, bcryptjs, jsonwebtoken, dotenv.

Database Connection

• Connect to MongoDB with Mongoose, ensuring proper error handling.

Middleware Implementation

• Implement middleware for verifying user authentication.
• Implement middleware for Patch and Delete.

CRUD Operations with Advanced Features

• Implement CRUD operations for managing books and reviews in the user's library.
• All Books will be visible to all users.
• Ensure users can only modify or delete their own Books.
• Enable dynamic pagination for book listings, allowing users to specify the number of books per page with a default of 10 if not specified.
• Allow filtering of books based on book status using query parameters.
• Add a search feature to find books by title or author within the user's library.

User Authentication and Registration

• Securely handle user registration and login, using hashing for password(bcrypt) and JWT for session management.

Environment variables

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MONGODB_URI=

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