User-Managment-Portal1

DATABASE

   MongoDB

BACKEND FRAMEWORK

   Node.js and Express          Frontend : EJS

DEPENDENCIES

Mongoose :

   required to connect to the mongoDB database and perform different operations.

dotenv :

   This allow us to declare a variable in .env file and use that variable from
   any other file in the project. (to access the variable we use : process.env.variable)

ejs-mate :

   This allow us to create a layout of reusable code to reduce duplicating code.

REST API

1. Get list of Users

Request : GET /users

     It will render all the users and show the list on screen.

2. Add a New User

Request : POST /users

     To add a New user first a GET /users/new request is executed and then you will get 
     a form to fill the details of a user and after submiting the form a POST request is 
     sent and the user will be added. 

3. Get a specific User

Request : GET /users/:id

   To show all the Available Details of a specific user GET /users/id request is executed 
   and it will render all the available details from database and show them on screen.
  
  ( I used findById() method to find a user from database using id )

4. Delete a specific User

Request : DELETE /users/:id

    when a POST /users/id/?_method=DELETE  request is sent , server find the user and 
    delete user details from database.
    
    ( I used findByIdAndDelete() method to find the user from database and delete it )

5. Update/Edit the details of a user

Request : PUT /users/:id

   To Update the Details of a user a GET /users/id/edit request is sent it will redirect
   to a form where you can enter your new details and then a POST users/id?_method=PUT 
   request is sent , which will update the details of the user in database.
   
   ( I used findByIdAndUpdate() method to find the user from database and Update the details )