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This repository serves as a valuable resource for creating README files for your projects. A well-crafted README is crucial for effective project communication and collaboration. A README file is often the first point of contact for users, contributors, and collaborators. It helps them understand what your project is about, how to use it, and how to contribute. Using a well-designed template ensures consistency and makes your project more accessible and user-friendly.

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Table of Contents

• Features
• Folder Structure
• Folder/File Explanations
• Technologies Used
• Run Locally
• Environment Variables
• npm Packages
• License

Features

• First Feature
• Second Feature
• Third Feature
• ...

API Features

• Authentication
  • Register a new user
  • Verify a user's account
  • User login
• ...

Folder Structure

 📂 config
   📄 config.js
   📄 mongoose.js

 📂 controllers
   📄 auth.controller.js

 📂 healthcheck
   📄 healthcheck.js

 📂 helpers
   📄 mailer.js

 📂 middlewares
   📄 authenticate.js

 📂 models
   📄 user.model.js

 📂 routes
   📂 v1
       📄 index.js
       📄 user.routes.js
   📄 index.js

 📂 services
   📄 error.js

 📂 utils
   📄 apiResponse.js

 📂 validations
   📄 auth.schema.js

 📄 .env
 📄 docker-compose.yaml
 📄 Dockerfile
 📄 server.js

Folder/File Explanations

📂 config This folder contains configuration files for the application including,

1. 📄 config.js, which sets up environment variables and loads other configuration files,
2. 📄 mongoose.js for connecting to a MongoDB database.

📂 controllers This folder contains controller files, which handle incoming requests and send back responses.

📂 healthcheck This folder contains a single file named healthcheck.js, which is responsible for checking the health of the application and returning a response indicating whether the application is running properly.

📂 helpers This folder contains helper files, which contain utility functions that are used throughout the application.

1. 📄 mailer.js, which handles sending emails.

📂 middlewares This folder contains middleware files, which are functions that can modify the request or response objects or terminate the request-response cycle.

1. 📄 authenticate.js, which handles authentication middleware.

📂 models This folder contains model files, which define the structure and behavior of data stored in a database.

📂 routes This folder contains route files, which define the application's API routes and their associated controller functions. There are two files in this folder:

1. 📄 index.js, which imports and exports all route files,
2. 📂 v1, which is a subfolder containing route files for version 1 of the API. These files include v1 routes.

📂 services This folder contains service files, which contain code that is responsible for interacting with external services or APIs.

1. 📄 error.js, which handles error response.

📂 utils This folder contains utility files, which contain miscellaneous utility functions.

1. 📄 apiResponse.js, which handles API response formatting.

📂 validations This folder contains schema files, which define the schema for request body validations.

📄 .env This file contains environment variables used by the application, such as database connection strings and API keys.

📄 docker-compose.yaml This file defines the services that are needed to run the application using Docker Compose.

📄 Dockerfile This file defines the Docker image that the application runs on.

📄 server.js This file contains the main code for the application, including setting up the Express.js server and connecting to the database and other services.

Technologies Used

Node.js

• A JavaScript runtime. It allows developers to run JavaScript code outside of a web browser.
• To install Node.js, go to the official Node.js website, download the installer for your operating system, and follow the installation instructions.

Express.js

• A popular Node.js framework for building web applications and APIs. It provides a robust set of features for handling HTTP requests, routing, and middleware.
• To install Express.js, open a terminal window, navigate to your project directory, and run the following command: npm install express.

MongoDB

• A popular NoSQL document-oriented database that stores data in JSON-like documents.
• To install MongoDB, go to the official MongoDB website, download the installer for your operating system, and follow the installation instructions.

Git

• A distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code during software development.
• To install Git, go to the official Git website, download the installer for your operating system, and follow the installation instructions.

Run Locally

Clone the project using the following command in your terminal:

  git clone <repository_link>

Navigate to the project directory:

  cd <project_directory>

Install the dependencies using the following command:

  npm install

Start the server using the following command:

  npm start

Alternatively, you can run the server using Docker by running the following command:

Navigate to the project directory:

  cd <project_directory>

  docker-compose up -d --build

This will build the Docker image and start the container for the application. You can then access the application by navigating to http://localhost:3000/api in your web browser.

Environment Variables

Fill up the .env.example file with your environment variables. Also, don't forget to remove the .example extension from the file name and rename it to just .env before running the application.

npm Packages

Package Name	Version	Link
body-parser	^1.20.2	npm
cors	^2.8.5	npm
dotenv	^16.0.3	npm
express	^4.18.2	npm
helmet	^6.0.1	npm
http	^0.0.1-security	npm
joi	^17.8.3	npm
jsonwebtoken	^9.0.0	npm
mongoose	^7.0.0	npm
multer	^1.4.5-lts.1	npm
nodemailer	^6.9.1	npm

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to contribute to this project by opening issues and pull requests.