This app is meant to be used as a starting point for creating backend APIs. The app is a simple express app with built in token authentication for users.

1. Clone the repository.
2. Run npm install.
3. If running in a dev environment, set up the mongo db.
   1. Create the following directory paths in your home folder:
      • ~/mongodb/<api-name>/data/db
      • ~/mongodb/<api-name>/logs
   2. Update the mongo conf file in /models/mongod.conf. The path and dbpath variables should point to paths you just created.
4. In a new terminal window run npm run mongo to start the mongdb database.
   1. In order to later stop the mongo database run npm run mongo-stop.
5. In the same window run npm run start to start the api.

POST /auth/login
body
    {
      email,
      password
    }
Returns
    {
      token: (token)
    }

POST /users
body:
    {
      email,
      password
    }
Returns
    {
      token: (token)
    }

GET /users
body:
    token (can also be in the header as 'x-access-token')
Returns
    user object

PUT /users
body:
    token (can also be in the header as 'x-access-token'),
    The body should contain the updated user object
Returns
    nothing

DELETE /users
body:
    token (can also be in the header as 'x-access-token')
Returns
    nothing