jwt-express-react-example

A two part example application with a frontend and backend.

Try it out at: http://jwt-express-react-example.trina.si/

Functionality

• Sign up
• Log in
• [Logged in] Log out
• [Logged in] Change password
• List of all users in the application (sorted by most-liked first)
• Show all users that are currently in the system
• Show number of likes
• [logged in] Like/unlike a user
• jwt token authentication with passport
• At least one test for all endpoints

Tools used

• Node.js v8 (async/await functionality)
• mongodb, mongoose
• Express.js
• Passport.js for authentication
• ReactJS
• Redux for state management
• Mocha for testing

REST endpoints

Features the following REST endpoints:

• /signup

  Sign up to the system (username, password)

• /login

  Logs in an existing user with a password

• /me

  Get the currently logged in user information

• /me/update-password

  Update the current user's password

• /user/:username/

  List username & number of likes of a user

• /user/:username/like

  Like a user

• /user/:username/unlike

  Unlike a user

• /most-liked

  List users in a most liked to least liked

Each user can like another only once, and they can unlike each other. The bolded endpoints are authenticated calls.

Usage

Development

• Run npm start in frontend/, server will run at http://localhost:3000
• Run npm start in backend/, server will run at http://localhost:8000