Merge pull request #10 from Virtual-Coffee/repo-setup

added repository templates

Author: meg-gutshall

solutions/task-template-submission.md

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+# Node.js Simple API Submission
+
+## Submission Link
+
+Name - Link to Github repo / article

task-challenges/task-template.md

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+# Backend API Challenge: Node.js Simple API
+
+**Creator :** XYZ
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Basic JavaScript and Node.js
+- Express.js
+- MongoDB (or any other database of your choice)
+- Basic knowledge of RESTful API principles
+
+## The Tech
+
+- Node.js
+- Express.js (for creating the API)
+- MongoDB (for storing data; you can use Mongoose for easier interaction)
+- Postman or any other API testing tool
+
+## The Challenge
+
+Create a simple backend API to manage a collection of resources (e.g., articles, tasks, or any other entity). This challenge will help to understand your thinking process and judge your skill level.
+
+### For Beginner Level
+
+#### CRUD Operations on a Simple Resource (e.g., Articles, Tasks)
+
+**Create Resource:** Add a new resource.
+**Get All Resources:** Retrieve all resources.
+**Get Resource by ID:** Retrieve a specific resource by its ID.
+**Update Resource:** Update a specific resource.
+**Delete Resource:** Delete a specific resource.
+
+#### Bonus Points
+
+**Search Functionality:** Implement a search endpoint to find resources by title or content.
+
+### For Intermediate Level
+
+#### CRUD Operations on a Simple Resource (e.g., Articles, Tasks)
+
+**Create Resource:** Add a new resource.
+**Get All Resources:** Retrieve all resources.
+**Get Resource by ID:** Retrieve a specific resource by its ID.
+**Update Resource:** Update a specific resource.
+**Delete Resource:** Delete a specific resource.
+
+#### User Authentication
+
+**Sign Up:** Create a new user account.
+**Login:** Authenticate a user and return a token.
+**Logout:** Log out a user (invalidate the token).
+
+#### Bonus Points
+
+**Get User Profile:** Retrieve the authenticated user's profile
+**Search Functionality:** Implement a search endpoint to find resources by title or content.
+
+### For Advanced Level
+
+#### CRUD Operations on a Simple Resource (e.g., Articles, Tasks)
+
+**Create Resource:** Add a new resource.
+**Get All Resources:** Retrieve all resources.
+**Get Resource by ID:** Retrieve a specific resource by its ID.
+**Update Resource:** Update a specific resource.
+**Delete Resource:** Delete a specific resource.
+
+#### User Authentication
+
+**Sign Up:** Create a new user account.
+**Login:** Authenticate a user and return a token.
+**Logout:** Log out a user (invalidate the token).
+
+#### Bonus Points
+
+**Get User Profile:** Retrieve the authenticated user's profile.
+**Token Refresh:** Implement a token refresh mechanism to allow users to obtain a new token without re-authenticating.
+**Password Reset:** Implement a password reset functionality.
+**Search Functionality:** Implement a search endpoint to find resources by title or content.
+
+## Deadline
+
+- Its optional and its decided by the author.
+- If timeline is given, please specify the time required for peer review.
+
+## Deliverables (Optional)
+
+- Deploy the API on a platform like [Render](https://render.com/), [Railway](https://railway.app/), or any other cloud service.
+- Submit the code in a GitHub repository.
+- Create a `README` in solutions directory with the name `task-template-solution.md`, so the person doing the challenge can post their name with link to their solution. We will take input from the repo for peer review and final submission.
+
+### Code Submission
+
+  [Backend API submission readme](../solutions/task-template-submission.md)
+
+## Going Further
+
+- **Authentication:** Learn about token-based authentication (e.g., JWT).
+- **Testing:** Learn about testing your API using tools like Mocha, Chai, or Jest