odin-blog-api

An exercise by The Odin Project( TOP ) to create a blog. I only designed the backend as that's my speciality :), then @muchubatactics did the frontend. The backend is a RESTful API built with Node.js, React( for the frontend ), Express.js, MongoDB, and JWT for authorization. It has 16+ endpoints for creating, reading, updating, and deleting users, posts, comments, and replies.

AUTHORS: muchubatactics & winterrdog

REQUIREMENTS

Make sure you have the following installed:

Postman / curl - for testing the API
Docker - for building the database(mongodb) and the application
Docker Compose - for deploying the application. Use the new Go-based version, docker compose instead of the old Python-based version, docker-compose otherwise you will get an error unless you use some workarounds.

RUNNING BACKEND

To set up the environment variables, create a .env file in the root directory and copy the contents of .env.example into it. Then fill in the missing values.
To run the backend, run the following command:
```
cd ./src
./containerize.sh
```
Stop the backend by running the following command:
```
docker compose down
```
In case you wanna run backend in production mode, run the following command:
```
cd ./src
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up
```
Remember to set MONGODB_URI to your production database URI somewhere in the cloud in the .env file.
The backend will be available at http://localhost:3000.

VIEWING THE LOGS

To view logs, run the following command:
```
docker logs --tail=300 -f blog_backend
```
The container will also write logs to ./src/blog-app.log external to the container.

API DOCUMENTATION

This backend has 3 features:

Authentication - for creating, deleting, updating and logging in users
Posts - for creating, reading, updating and deleting posts
Comments - for creating, reading, updating and deleting comments

It has 16+ endpoints i.e.:

User Endpoints

POST /api/v1/users/sign-up - for registering a user
POST /api/v1/users/sign-in - for logging in a user
PATCH /api/v1/users/update - for updating a user details
DELETE /api/v1/users/delete - for deleting a user
PATCH /api/v1/users/log-out - for logging out a user

Post Endpoints

POST /api/v1/posts/ - for creating a post
GET /api/v1/posts/user-posts - for getting a user's posts
GET /api/v1/posts/liked-posts - for getting a user's liked posts
GET /api/v1/posts/recently-viewed - for getting a user's 5 most recently viewed posts
GET /api/v1/posts/ - for getting all posts
GET /api/v1/posts/:postId - for getting a post
PATCH /api/v1/posts/:postId - for updating a post
DELETE /api/v1/posts/:postId - for deleting a post
PATCH /api/v1/posts/:postId/likes - for adding a like
PATCH /api/v1/posts/:postId/dislikes - for adding a dislike

Comment Endpoints

POST /api/v1/post-comments/:postId/comments/ - for creating a comment
GET /api/v1/post-comments/:postId/comments/ - for getting all comments for a post
GET /api/v1/post-comments/:postId/comments/:commentId - for getting a comment
GET /api/v1/post-comments/user-comments - for getting a user's comments
GET /api/v1/post-comments/user-liked-comments - for getting a user's liked comments
PATCH /api/v1/post-comments/:postId/comments/:commentId - for updating a comment
DELETE /api/v1/post-comments/:postId/comments/:commentId - for deleting a comment
PATCH /api/v1/post-comments/:postId/comments/:commentId/likes - for adding a like
DELETE /api/v1/post-comments/:postId/comments/:commentId/likes - for removing a like
PATCH /api/v1/post-comments/:postId/comments/:commentId/dislikes - for adding a dislike
DELETE /api/v1/post-comments/:postId/comments/:commentId/dislikes - for removing a dislike
POST /api/v1/post-comments/:postId/comments/:commentId/replies - for creating a reply
PATCH /api/v1/post-comments/:postId/comments/:commentId/replies - for adding a reply
DELETE /api/v1/post-comments/:postId/comments/:commentId/replies/:replyId - for deleting a reply

AUTHENTICATION

The API uses JWT for authentication. The JWT is required in the Authorization header for all requests except for sign-up and sign-in requests and for user actions that only require reading data from the server i.e GET requests.

SAMPLE REQUESTS

To test the API, you can use Postman or curl. Below are some sample requests:

User Requests

Sign up a user

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
    "name": "John Doe",
    "pass": "password",
    "role": "author"
}' http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users/sign-up

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 201 Created

{
    "message": "User created successfully",
    "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4"
}

Sign in a user

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "John Doe", "pass": "password"}' http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users/sign-in

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "User signed in successfully",
    "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4"
}

Update a user's details

curl -X PATCH -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "Jane Doe", "role": "reader"}' http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users/update

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
  "message": "User updated",
  "user": {
    "name": "Jane Doe",
    "role": "reader",
    "id": "6623cfc033d53b054fe9b0c3",
    "dateCreated": "2024-04-20T14:22:56.517Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:29:46.406Z"
  }
}

Delete a user

curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4" http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users/delete

The server will respond with:

    HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Log out a user

curl -X PATCH -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4" http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users/log-out

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Post Requests

Create a post.

Only registered users can create posts. The JWT is required in the Authorization header.

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4" -d '{
    "title": "My first post",
    "body": "This is my first post. I hope you like it."
}' http://localhost:3000/api/v1/posts/

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 201 Created

{
  "message": "Post created successfully",
  "post": {
    "author": "John Doe",
    "title": "My first post",
    "body": "This is my first post. I hope you like it.",
    "hidden": false,
    "id": "662659aaa2e291b846358a06",
    "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z"
  }
}

Get all posts for a user

Make sure the JWT is in the Authorization header since we rely on it to get the user's posts.

curl -X GET
    -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4"
    http://localhost:3000/api/v1/posts/user-posts

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "User's posts retrieved successfully",
    "posts": [
        {
            "author": "John Doe",
            "title": "My first post",
            "body": "This is my first post. I hope you like it.",
            "hidden": false,
            "id": "662659aaa2e291b846358a06",
            "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z",
            "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z"
        }
    ]
}

Get all liked posts for a user

Make sure the JWT is in the Authorization header since we rely on it to get the user's liked posts.

curl -X GET
    -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4"
    http://localhost:3000/api/v1/posts/liked-posts

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "User's liked posts retrieved successfully",
    "posts": [
        {
            "author": "John Doe",
            "title": "My first post",
            "body": "This is my first post. I hope you like it.",
            "hidden": false,
            "id": "662659aaa2e291b846358a06",
            "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z",
            "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z"
        }
    ]
}

Get the 5 most recently viewed posts for a user

Make sure the JWT is in the Authorization header since we rely on it to get the user's recently viewed posts.

curl -X GET

    -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4"
    http://localhost:3000/api/v1/posts/recently-viewed

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "User's recently viewed posts retrieved successfully",
    "posts": [
        {
            "author": "John Doe",
            "title": "My first post",
            "body": "This is my first post. I hope you like it.",
            "hidden": false,
            "id": "662659aaa2e291b846358a06",
            "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z",
            "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z"
        }
    ]
}

It will return a maximum of 5 posts. If the user has viewed less than 5 posts, it will return all the posts the user has viewed.

For the case when there's no post viewed by the user, the server will respond with a 404 status code and the following message:

HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found

{
    message: "no recently viewed posts found for user",
}

Get all posts

curl -X GET http://localhost:3000/api/v1/posts/

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "Posts retrieved successfully",
    "posts": [
        {
            "author": "John Doe",
            "title": "My first post",
            "body": "This is my first post. I hope you like it.",
            "hidden": false,
            "id": "662659aaa2e291b846358a06",
            "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z",
            "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z"
        },
        {
            "author": "Jane Doe",
            "title": "My second post",
            "body": "This is my second post. I hope you like it.",
            "hidden": false,
            "id": "662659aaa2e291b846358a07",
            "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z",
            "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z"
        }
    ]
}

Get a post

curl -X GET http://localhost:3000/api/v1/posts/662659aaa2e291b846358a06

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "Post retrieved successfully",
    "post": {
        "author": "John Doe",
        "title": "My first post",
        "body": "This is my first post. I hope you like it.",
        "hidden": false,
        "id": "662659aaa2e291b846358a06",
        "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z"
    }
}

Update a post

curl -X PATCH -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4" -d '{
    "title": "My first post",
    "body": "This is my first post. I hope you like it. I have updated it."
}' http://localhost:3000/api/v1/posts/662659aaa2e291b846358a06

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "Post updated",
    "post": {
        "author": "John Doe",
        "title": "My first post",
        "body": "This is my first post. I hope you like it. I have updated it.",
        "hidden": false,
        "id": "662659aaa2e291b846358a06",
        "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:35:54.030Z"
    }
}

Delete a post

curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4" http://localhost:3000/api/v1/posts/662659aaa2e291b846358a06

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Comment Requests

Create a comment.

Only registered users can create comments. The JWT is required in the Authorization header.

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4" -d '{
    "body": "This is a great post. I love it."
}' http://localhost:3000/api/v1/post-comments/662659aaa2e291b846358a07/comments/

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 201 Created

{
  "message": "comment created successfully",
  "comment": {
    "body": "how does it work?",
    "tldr": "work",
    "user": "kaboom",
    "post": "6623d00e33d53b054fe9b0c7",
    "id": "66265bcda2e291b846358a17",
    "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z"
  }
}

Get all comments for a post

curl -X GET http://localhost:3000/api/v1/post-comments/662659aaa2e291b846358a07/comments/

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "post comments fetched successfully",
    "comments": [
        {
            "body": "This is a great post. I love it.",
            "tldr": "great post",
            "user": "John Doe",
            "post": "662659aaa2e291b846358a07",
            "id": "66265bcda2e291b846358a17",
            "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z",
            "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z"
        }
    ]
}

Get all comments for a user

Make sure the JWT is in the Authorization header since we rely on it to get the user's comments.

curl -X GET
    -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4"
    http://localhost:3000/api/v1/post-comments/user-comments

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "user comments fetched successfully",
    "comments": [
        {
            "body": "This is a great post. I love it.",
            "tldr": "great post",
            "user": "John Doe",
            "post": "662659aaa2e291b846358a07",
            "id": "66265bcda2e291b846358a17",
            "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z",
            "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z"
        }
    ]
}

Get all liked comments for a user

Make sure the JWT is in the Authorization header since we rely on it to get the user's liked comments.

curl -X GET
    -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4"
    http://localhost:3000/api/v1/post-comments/user-liked-comments

On success, the server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "user liked comments fetched successfully",
    "comments": [
        {
            "body": "This is a great post. I love it.",
            "tldr": "great post",
            "user": "John Doe",
            "post": "662659aaa2e291b846358a07",
            "id": "66265bcda2e291b846358a17",
            "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z",
            "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z"
        }
    ]
}

In case no liked comments are found, the server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found

{
    "message": "no comments were liked by the user",
}

Get a comment

curl -X GET http://localhost:3000/api/v1/post-comments/662659aaa2e291b846358a07/comments/66265bcda2e291b846358a17

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "comment fetched successfully",
    "comment": {
        "body": "This is a great post. I love it.",
        "tldr": "great post",
        "user": "John Doe",
        "post": "662659aaa2e291b846358a07",
        "id": "66265bcda2e291b846358a17",
        "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z"
    }
}

Update a comment

curl -X PATCH -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4" -d '{
    "body": "This is a great post. I love it. I have updated it."
}' http://localhost:3000/api/v1/post-comments/662659aaa2e291b846358a07/comments/66265bcda2e291b846358a17

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "post comment updated successfully",
    "comment": {
        "body": "This is a great post. I love it. I have updated it.",
        "tldr": "great post",
        "user": "John Doe",
        "post": "662659aaa2e291b846358a07",
        "id": "66265bcda2e291b846358a17",
        "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z"
    }
}

Delete a comment

curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4" http://localhost:3000/api/v1/post-comments/662659aaa2e291b846358a07/comments/66265bcda2e291b846358a17

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Add a like to a comment

curl -X PATCH
-H "Authorization
: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4" http://localhost:3000/api/v1/post-comments/662659aaa2e291b846358a07/comments/66265bcda2e291b846358a17/likes

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "like added successfully",
    "comment": {
        "body": "This is a great post. I love it. I have updated it.",
        "tldr": "great post",
        "user": "John Doe",
        "post": "662659aaa2e291b846358a07",
        "id": "66265bcda2e291b846358a17",
        "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z",
        "likes": 1,
        "dislikes": 0
    }
}

Remove a like from a comment

curl -X DELETE
-H "Authorization
: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7InN1YiI6IjY2MjY1NWMxYTJlMjkxYjg0NjM1ODlmZSIsInJvbGUiOiJhdXRob3IifSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzNzg4MzUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5NjExNTN9.8oc3DOAR6SqaWUBynMZlAvHJr202cTXbtiq80EVyO5RSXMJrdGJ-aWdZF_lfR1p4" http://localhost:3000/api/v1/post-comments/662659aaa2e291b846358a07/comments/66265bcda2e291b846358a17/likes

The server will respond with:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
    "message": "like removed successfully",
    "comment": {
        "body": "This is a great post. I love it. I have updated it.",
        "tldr": "great post",
        "user": "John Doe",
        "post": "662659aaa2e291b846358a07",
        "id": "66265bcda2e291b846358a17",
        "dateCreated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2024-04-22T12:45:01.875Z",
        "likes": 0,
        "dislikes": 0
    }
}

DISLIKES

They follow the same pattern as likes. The only difference is that they are for disliking a comment. The endpoints change from likes to dislikes but the method remains the same.

REPLIES

They follow the same pattern as comments. The only difference is that they are nested under comments.

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API DOCUMENTATION

User Endpoints

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Comment Endpoints

AUTHENTICATION

SAMPLE REQUESTS

User Requests

Sign up a user

Sign in a user

Update a user's details

Delete a user

Log out a user

Post Requests

Create a post.

Get all posts for a user

Get all liked posts for a user

Get the 5 most recently viewed posts for a user

Get all posts

Get a post

Update a post

Delete a post

Comment Requests

Create a comment.

Get all comments for a post

Get all comments for a user

Get all liked comments for a user

Get a comment

Update a comment

Delete a comment

Add a like to a comment

Remove a like from a comment

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