📝 ToDo App — Express, Node.js, MongoDB (Mongoose)

A simple and functional ToDo List application built using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB (via Mongoose). This backend-powered app allows users to create, read, update, and delete tasks efficiently using RESTful APIs.

Features

• ✅ Add new ToDo items

• 📋 Get all ToDos

• 🔍 Get ToDo by ID

• ✏️ Update ToDo by ID

• ❌ Delete ToDo by ID

• 🌐 Built with Express.js and Mongoose

• 🗄️ MongoDB for data storage

📦 Environment variable management via dotenv

🧑‍💻 Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js

• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose ODM)

• Tools: Nodemon, Dotenv, Postman (for testing)

📂 Folder Structure

📦 todo-app/
├── modes/
│   └── Todo.js         // Mongoose schema
├── routes/
│   └── todos.js   // API route handlers
├── config/
 └── database.js         // MongoDB connection logic
├── controller/
 └── createTodo.js
└── deleteTodo.js
 └── updateTodo.js
└── getTodo.js
├── index.js            // Main entry point
├── .env                // Environment variables
├── package.json
└── README.md

📦 Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/skyeyeye/todo-app.git
cd todo-app

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Set up environment variables Create a .env file in the root:

PORT=3000
DATABASE_URL=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/todoapp

4. Run the app

nodemon index.js

🔌 API Endpoints

| Method   | Endpoint     | Description       |
| -------- | ------------ | ----------------- |
| `GET`    | `/todos`     | Get all todos     |
| `GET`    | `/todos/:id` | Get todo by ID    |
| `POST`   | `/todos`     | Create new todo   |
| `PUT`    | `/todos/:id` | Update todo by ID |
| `DELETE` | `/todos/:id` | Delete todo by ID |

🧠 Learning Purpose

This project is ideal for:

• Beginners learning Node.js & Express
• Understanding RESTful API design
• Practicing Mongoose schema and queries
• Learning backend + database integration

🙌 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! If you have ideas or improvements, feel free to contribute.

📃 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute it.