User Management System

My Kit Overview

Is a User Management System built using Node.js, Express.js, and PostgreSQL. The system allows for basic CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations on user data. It includes a RESTful API for backend operations and a simple frontend to interact with the API.

1. User Registration:

   • Allows new users to register by providing a username, email, and password.
   • Passwords are hashed before being stored in the database for security.

2. Retrieve Users:

   • Fetch all users from the database or retrieve a single user by their unique ID.

3. Update User Information:

   • Update the username, email, or password of an existing user.

4. Delete Users:

   • Remove a user from the database based on their ID.

5. Error Handling:

   • Enhanced error handling ensures that meaningful error messages are returned, aiding in debugging.

Technologies Used:

• Backend:
  • Node.js: Server-side runtime for handling requests.
  • Express.js: Web framework for building the RESTful API.
  • PostgreSQL: Database for storing user data.
  • pg: Node.js library for interfacing with PostgreSQL.
  • bcrypt: For hashing passwords before storing them in the database.
  • CORS: Middleware to enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.

-Frontend:

• Simple HTML and JavaScript to interact with the API endpoints for registration, updating, and deleting users.

Steps Involved:

1. Database Setup:

   • A PostgreSQL database was configured with a users table containing fields for id, username, email, password, and created_at.

2. API Development:

   • Routes were created for each CRUD operation (/api/register, /api/users, /api/users/:id, etc.).
   • Controllers were implemented to handle the business logic for each operation.
   • Middleware was used for handling errors and parsing JSON bodies.

3. Frontend Integration:

   • A basic user interface was developed to allow for registration, viewing, updating, and deleting users.
   • Fetch API was used to send HTTP requests to the backend.

4. Deployment:

   • The project was uploaded to GitHub for version control and sharing.

The system can be used as a starter kit for building more complex user management applications or integrated into larger systems where user authentication and management are required. This project serves as a comprehensive example of building a full-stack web application, from backend API development to frontend interaction, using modern web technologies.

Project Link (https://github.com/BinaryBridge2024/My-Starter-Kit.git)

The Stack is very nice, Dev Community are good in providing educatable project for helping developers to get deep into their skills and I choose this stack to give my contributions to Developers to use my starter kit for developing their Apps. I learned how to work PostgreSQL database on Neon.

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