🧩 Task Manager API

A robust and scalable Task Management API built with Node.js, Express, and TypeScript.
This API allows users to create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) tasks efficiently, with clean architecture and modular structure.

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⚙️ Tech Stack

• Node.js – JavaScript runtime
• Express.js – Fast backend web framework
• TypeScript – Type-safe JavaScript
• MongoDB / Mongoose – NoSQL database (if used)
• dotenv – Environment configuration
• Nodemon / ts-node-dev – Development auto-restart

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📁 Folder Structure

Task-Manager-API/
├── src/
│   ├── controllers/     # Business logic for task operations
│   ├── models/          # Database models (Task schema)
│   ├── routes/          # API route definitions
│   ├── middlewares/     # Request validation or auth logic
│   ├── utils/           # Helper utilities
│   └── server.ts        # Entry point
├── tsconfig.json         # TypeScript configuration
├── package.json          # Dependencies and scripts
└── README.md

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🚀 Setup and Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/devdixi-dev/Task-Manager-API.git
   cd Task-Manager-API

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Create a .env file
   Add environment variables:

   PORT=5000
   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   NODE_ENV=development

4. Start the server

   npm run dev

   (Uses Nodemon or ts-node-dev)

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🧠 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/tasks	Get all tasks
GET	/api/tasks/:id	Get task by ID
POST	/api/tasks	Create a new task
PUT	/api/tasks/:id	Update a task
DELETE	/api/tasks/:id	Delete a task

Use Postman or Insomnia to test the API routes.

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🧰 Scripts

Command	Description
npm run dev	Run in development mode
npm run build	Compile TypeScript
npm start	Run compiled JS in production
npm test	Run tests (if configured)

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🛠 Environment Variables

Variable	Description
PORT	Server port
MONGO_URI	MongoDB connection string
NODE_ENV	App environment (development / production)

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🧾 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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👨‍💻 Author

Dev Dixit
💼 Backend Developer | Node.js | Express | TypeScript
📧 devdixitsocial@gmail.com