This is a simple RESTful API for a microblogging platform like Twitter or LinkedIn. It allows users to create posts, follow other users, and retrieve posts made by themselves or other users.

• Node.js installed on your machine.
• TypeScript installed globally on your machine
• MongoDB installed locally or a remote MongoDB instance.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/singhchanmeet/stuneckt-submission

2. Navigate to the server directory:

   cd server

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Set up environment variables:

   Create a .env file in the root directory and define the following variables:

   PORT=3000
   MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/microblogging
   JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
   

   Adjust the MONGODB_URI and JWT_SECRET values as per your setup.

5. Compile the Typescript to Javascript:

   npm run build

6. Start the server:

   npm run start

• POST /auth/signup
  • Create a new user account.
  • Request Body:

    {
      "username": "example_user",
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "password": "your_password",
      "name": "User Name"
    }

• POST /auth/login
  • Log in an existing user.
  • Request Body:

    {
      "username": "example_user",
      "password": "your_password"
    }

• GET /user/profile

  • Retrieve the profile of the authenticated user.

• POST /user/follow/:usernameToFollow

  • Follow a user by their username.

• PUT /user/update

  • Update the details of the authenticated user.
  • Request Body:

    {
      "username": "new_username",
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "name": "New Name"
    }

• POST /posts/create
  • Create a new post.
  • Request Body:

    {
      "content": "This is a sample post content."
    }

• GET /posts/all
  • Retrieve all posts.
• GET /posts/user/:userId
  • Retrieve posts by a specific user.
  • Replace :userId with the user's ID.

The API handles errors gracefully and returns appropriate HTTP status codes along with error messages in JSON format.