express-mongodb-crud-template

Express.js MongoDB CRUD Template

This project is an Express.js template for building
a backend server that performs CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
operations using a MongoDB database.

Installation

💻 npm i express-mongodb-crud-template
💻 npm i express mongodb cors body-parser nodemon
🖱 # run this command to setup 
🖱 # then follow the steps are there is server.js file
🖱 # then run the npm start 
📃 # package.json file "start": "nodemon server.js",
💻 npm start

🔑 Key Features:

⚙️ Database Connection:

🔩 Establishes a secure connection to a MongoDB Atlas database using the provided MongoDB URI.

Express.js Server:
Sets up an Express.js server to handle HTTP requests on specified routes.

CORS Middleware:
Implements CORS middleware to enable cross-origin requests and facilitate communication with frontend applications.

CRUD Operations:
Defines routes for basic CRUD operations on a hypothetical "users" collection in the MongoDB database.

Endpoints:
GET /: Returns a welcome message indicating that the backend is operational.
GET /users: A placeholder endpoint for fetching a list of users.
POST /user: A placeholder endpoint for creating a new user.
GET /users/:id: A placeholder endpoint for fetching details of a specific user by ID.
DELETE /users/:id: A placeholder endpoint for deleting a user by ID.

Error Handling:
Basic error handling is incorporated to catch and log any errors during database connection and server operation.
Usage:

📋 Note : Ensure that a MongoDB Atlas account is set up, and replace the uri variable with your own MongoDB URI.