Apollo GraphQL API with Authentication, CRUD API + Search and filter

Work environment Versions

key	version
node	v18.12.1
npm	v8.19.2

Description

CRUD API + Search and filter APIs with Apollo graphql and PostgreSQL database.

Run it locally by following steps below

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/YashJM/movie-graphql-api.git
or download repo (unzip project after downloading)

2. Make sure you have node and npm installed globally on your machine.

Switch to the root directory (same directory as package.json) and follow next steps

3. To install dependencies, first run:

npm install

4. setup .env file and environment variables:

rename .env.example to .env and update DATABASE_URL and TOKEN variables

5. Run db-migrate to migrate the database and schema:

npm run db-migrate (new migration will be created)

6. Start server:

user npm run dev-server to start a dev server or npm start

7. To visit the graphQL playground

http://localhost:4000/

API description:

This API allows users to:

• SignUp as a User
• Login
• Change Password
• Query a list of all the movies.
• Query a movie with it’s id
• Create a new movie
• Update an existing movie
• Delete a movie
• Query a list of reviews for a movie
• Create a new review
• Update an exiting review of a movie
• Delete a review

Authorization and Authentication handled in this API

• Users are able to register for and account with email and password. Passwords are hashed.
• Users are able login in to the API with their email and password and receive a JWT token.
• API will accept JWT tokens in headers to authenticate requests.
• Only authenticated users are able to perform Create, Update or Delete operations on movies or reviews.
• Users can only modify their movie or review.