Backend Blog API

A backend API for managing a blogging platform, built using Node.js and MongoDB with Mongoose.

Features

• Create Post: Allows users to create new blog posts.
• Like Post: Users can like or dislike posts.
• Create Comment: Users can add comments to posts.

Models

Post

• title: String (required, max length: 20)
• body: String (required)
• likes: [ObjectId] (references like model)
• comments: [ObjectId] (references comment model, default: "no comments")
• createdate: Date (required, default: current date)

Comment

• post: ObjectId (references post model)
• user: String (required)
• body: String (required)

Like

• post: ObjectId (references post model)
• user: String (required)

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-repository.git

2. Navigate to the project directory

   cd your-repository

3. Install dependencies

   npm install

4. Set up environment variables

   Create a .env file in the root directory with the following content:

   MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string

5. Start the server

   npm start