Happy thoughts API

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Welcome to my first backend project! A RESTful API for sharing and liking thoughts with user authentication. The Happy Thougthts API.

Features

• User Authentication** - Sign up and log in with email/password
• Create Thoughts** - Share your thoughts (5-140 characters)
• Like Thoughts** - Increase heart count on any thought
• Update Thoughts** - Edit your own thoughts
• Delete Thoughts** - Remove your own thoughts
• Password Encryption** - Bcrypt for secure password storage

Tech Stack

Backend:

• Node.js
• Express.js
  Database:
• MongoDB with Mongoose
  Authentication:
• access tokens
  Security:
• Bcrypt password hashing
• CORS

API Endpoints

Authentication endpoints:

• POST /signup- Create new account
• POST /login - Log in to existing account

Thoughts endpoints:

• GET /thoughts - Get all thoughts
• GET /thoughts/:id - Get single thought
• POST /thoughts - Create thought (authenticated)
• PATCH /thoughts/:id - Update thought (authenticated)
• DELETE /thoughts/:id - Delete thought (authenticated)
• POST /thoughts/:id/like - Like a thought

ENJOY