eAPI - Rust Web API with JWT Authentication

A secure web API built with Rust and Actix-web framework, featuring JWT authentication, PostgreSQL database integration, and robust error handling.

Table of Contents

• Quick Start
• API Documentation
• Features
  • Authentication System
  • User Management
  • Database Integration

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/iibabyy/eAPI.git --depth 1
   cd eAPI

2. Build and run the application:

   make

   Note: If you want to run it in background, you can use:

   make detach

API Documentation

The API is self-documented using Swagger UI. Once the application is running, you can access the interactive documentation by navigating to:

http://localhost:8080/docs

From there, you can view all available endpoints, see their request/response models, and test them directly from your browser.

Features

Authentication System

• JWT-based Authentication: Secure authentication using JSON Web Tokens
• Token Refresh: Endpoint for refreshing authentication tokens
• Token Revocation: Support for invalidating tokens (logout)
• Last Active Token Tracking: Prevents token reuse after logout

User Management

• User Registration: Create new user accounts
• User Login: Authenticate existing users
• Password Security: BCrypt hashing for secure password storage

Database Integration

• PostgreSQL Integration: Robust database support using SQLx
• Transaction Support: Database transactions for data integrity
• Connection Pooling: Efficient database connection management with deadpool