updated dependecies, added context, axios config

server/api/controllers/authControllers.js

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import Account from '../models/Account.js';
+// more about response status codes   --->   https://restapitutorial.com/httpstatuscodes.html
+
+export async function registerAccount(request, response, next) {
+  try {
+    // Handle your logic here...
+
+    // return something to the client-side
+    response.status(201).json({ message: 'Account registered' });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+    response.status(500).send();
+  }
+}
+
+export async function loginAccount(request, response, next) {
+  try {
+    // Handle your logic here...
+
+    // return something to the client-side
+    response.status(200).json({ message: 'Account logged-in' });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+    response.status(500).send();
+  }
+}
+
+export async function getAccount(request, response, next) {
+  try {
+    // Handle your logic here...
+
+    // return something to the client-side
+    response.status(200).json({ message: 'Account fetched' });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+    response.status(500).send();
+  }
+}

server/api/controllers/controllers.js

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-import mongoose from 'mongoose';
-import User from '../models/User.js';
-// more about response status codes   --->   https://restapitutorial.com/httpstatuscodes.html
-
-export async function getAllUsers(request, response, next) {
-  try {
-    const allUsers = await User.find(); // finds all in 'users' collection
-
-    response.status(200).json(allUsers);
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.log(error);
-    response.status(500).json(error);
-  }
-}
-
-export const createNewUser = async (request, response, next) => {
-  try {
-    let newUser = new User({
-      _id: mongoose.Types.ObjectId(), // _id is set by default, (you can remove this line)
-      name: request.body.userName, // userName === name used on client side
-    });
-    const savedUser = await newUser.save();
-
-    response.status(201).json(savedUser);
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.log(error);
-    response.status(500).json(error);
-  }
-};

server/api/models/Account.js

@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@ import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 
 const instance = new mongoose.Schema(
   {
-    _id: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, // _id is set by default, (you can remove this line)
-
     /*
-      name = Object key
-      String = Type
+      document ID is set by default via MongoDB - next line is deprecated
+      _id: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
     */
-    name: String,
+
+    // key: Type,
+    email: String,
+    password: String,
   },
   {
     timestamps: true,
-    // this creates and maintains:
+    // ^ ^ ^ this creates and maintains:
     // {
     //   createdAt: Date,
     //   updatedAt: Date,
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ const instance = new mongoose.Schema(
 );
 
 // NOTE! use a singular model name, mongoose automatically creates a collection like so:
-// model: 'User' === collection: 'users'
-const modelName = 'User';
+// model: 'Account' === collection: 'accounts'
+const modelName = 'Account';
 
 export default mongoose.model(modelName, instance);

server/api/routes/authRoutes.js

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import express from 'express';
+import { registerAccount, loginAccount, getAccount } from '../controllers/authControllers.js';
+
+// initialize router
+const router = express.Router();
+
+// example: empty middleware
+const middleware = (request, response, next) => next();
+
+/*
+  request methods   --->   https://www.tutorialspoint.com/http/http_methods.htm
+  1st param = extended url path
+  2nd param = middlewares (optional)
+  3rd param = request & response function (controller)
+*/
+
+// POST at route: http://localhost:8080/auth/register
+router.post('/register', middleware, registerAccount);
+// POST at path: http://localhost:8080/auth/login
+router.post('/login', middleware, loginAccount);
+// GET at path: http://localhost:8080/auth/account
+router.get('/account', middleware, getAccount);
+
+export default router;

server/api/routes/routes.js

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import express from 'express';
-import { getAllUsers, createNewUser } from '../controllers/controllers.js'; // import request & response function
-
-// initialize router
-const router = express.Router();
-
-/*
-  request methods   --->   https://www.tutorialspoint.com/http/http_methods.htm
-  1st param = extended url path
-  2nd param = middlewares (optional)
-  3rd param = request & response function (controller)
-*/
-
-// current method: GET
-// current path: http://localhost:8080/api/v1/users
-router.get('/', (request, response, next) => next(), getAllUsers);
-
-// current method: POST
-// current path: http://localhost:8080/api/v1/users/new
-router.post('/new', (request, response, next) => next(), createNewUser);
-
-export default router;

server/index.js

@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ import express from 'express'; // Backend App (server)
 import dotenv from 'dotenv'; // Secures variables
 import cors from 'cors'; // HTTP headers (enable requests)
 import morgan from 'morgan'; // Logs incoming requests
-// import routes from './api/routes/routes.js';
-// ^ ^ ^ un-comment this to use imported route(s)
-// doing this will link the following files:   index.js -> routes.js -> controllers.js -> User.js
+import authRoutes from './api/routes/authRoutes.js';
+// ^ ^ ^ how to use imported route(s)
 
 // initialize app
 const app = express();
@@ -33,11 +32,11 @@ db.on('connected', () => console.log('✅ MongoDB connected')); // connected
 db.on('disconnected', () => console.log('❌ MongoDB disconnected')); // disconnected
 db.on('error', (error) => console.log('❌ MongoDB connection error', error)); // listen for errors during the session
 
-// routes
-app.get('/', (request, response, next) => response.status(200).json('<h1>Hello World!</h1>'));
-// app.use('/api/v1/users', routes);
-// ^ ^ ^ un-comment this to use imported route(s)
+// define routes
+app.get('/', (request, response, next) => response.status(200).json({ message: 'Hello World!' }));
+app.use('/auth', authRoutes);
+// ^ ^ ^ how to use imported route(s)
 
-// server is listening for requests
+// listen for requests
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 8080;
 app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`✅ Server is listening on port: ${PORT}`));

server/package.json

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
   },
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "cors": "2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "8.2.0",
-    "express": "4.17.1",
-    "mongoose": "5.11.15",
-    "morgan": "1.10.0"
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "mongoose": "^5.12.0",
+    "morgan": "^1.10.0"
   }
 }