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API Server NodeJS

Open-source Node JS API Server enhanced with JWT Authentication and SQLite storage.

Free API Server coded on top of Express / Node JS with SQLite persistence and JWT authentication via Passport library - passport-jwt strategy.

v1.0.6 - release date Dec 2, 2022

API Interface - for full description please access API Unified Definition

  • USERS API:
    • /api/users/register: create a new user
    • /api/users/login: authenticate an existing user
    • /api/users/logout: delete the associated JWT token
    • /api/users/checkSession: check an existing JWT Token for validity
    • /api/users/edit - edit the information associated with a registered user

Node API - Open-Source Project by AppSeed

Tested with:

NodeJSNPMYARN
v18.0.0✅✅
v16.10.0✅✅
v14.15.0✅✅

How to use the code​

👉 Step 1 - Clone the sources

$ git clone https://github.com/app-generator/api-server-nodejs.git
$ cd api-server-nodejs

👉 Step 2 - Install dependencies via NPM or Yarn

$ npm i
// OR
$ yarn

👉 Step 3 - Run the SQLite migration

$ yarn typeorm migration:run

👉 Step 4 - Start the API server (development mode)

$ npm dev
// OR
$ yarn dev

👉 Step 5 - Production Build (files generated in build directory)

$ npm build
// OR
$ yarn build

👉 Step 6 - Start the API server (production mode)

$ npm start
// OR
$ yarn start

The API server will start using the PORT specified in .env file (default 5000)

Codebase Structure​

< ROOT / src >
     |
     |-- config/
     |    |-- config.ts             # Configuration
     |    |-- passport.ts           # Define Passport Strategy
     |
     |-- migration/
     |    |-- some_migration.ts     # database migrations
     |
     |-- models/
     |    |-- activeSession.ts      # Sessions Model (Typeorm)
     |    |-- user.ts               # User Model (Typeorm)
     |
     |-- routes/
     |    |-- users.ts              # Define Users API Routes
     |
     |
     |-- index.js                     # API Entry Point
     |-- .env                       # Specify the ENV variables
     |
     |-- ************************************************************************

SQLite Path​

The SQLite Path is set in .env, as SQLITE_PATH

✨ Database migration​

👉 Generate migration:

$ yarn typeorm migration:generate -n your_migration_name

👉 Run migration:

$ yarn typeorm migration:run

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