Quora-Inspired REST API 🚀

A full-stack web application built to understand the fundamentals of RESTful architecture, CRUD operations, and server-side rendering. This project simulates a simple social media platform where users can create, read, update, delete, and search posts.

🌟 Features

• Full CRUD Operations: Create, Read, Update, and Delete posts seamlessly.
• Search Functionality: Filter posts by username for easy discovery.
• Timestamps: Display real-time creation dates for posts.
• Unique IDs: Secure post identification using UUID.
• RESTful Routes: Follow standard API design patterns for clean and intuitive endpoints.
• Responsive UI: Styled with CSS for a user-friendly interface.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Frontend: EJS (Embedded JavaScript templates), CSS
• Tools: Method-Override, UUID, Path, Date-fns

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 14 or higher)
• npm (Node Package Manager)

🚀 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <your-repository-link>
   cd rest-class

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

🏃‍♂️ Running the Application

Start the server:

node index.js

The application will be running at http://localhost:3000.

Navigate to http://localhost:3000/posts to view and interact with posts.

📖 Usage

• View Posts: Visit the home page to see all posts.
• Create Post: Click "Create new post" to add a new entry.
• Edit Post: Use the "Edit" link on any post to modify it.
• Delete Post: Click "Delete" to remove a post.
• Search: Use the search bar to filter posts by username.

🔌 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/posts	Get all posts
GET	/posts/new	Show create post form
POST	/posts	Create a new post
GET	/posts/:id	Get a specific post
PATCH	/posts/:id	Update a specific post
GET	/posts/:id/edit	Show edit post form
DELETE	/posts/:id	Delete a specific post
GET	/search	Search posts by username

📁 Project Structure

rest-class/
├── index.js              # Main application file
├── package.json          # Dependencies and scripts
├── README.MD             # Project documentation
├── public/               # Static assets (CSS, images)
│   └── style.css
├── views/                # EJS templates
│   ├── index.ejs
│   ├── show.ejs
│   ├── edit.ejs
│   ├── form.ejs
│   └── includes/
│       └── head.ejs
└── notes/                # Additional notes (not part of app)

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the ISC License.

👤 Author

Tariq Hussain