🏡 Stay Booking Backend API

A full-featured RESTful backend for a stay booking platform built using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. This API supports user authentication, profile management, property listings, and booking functionality with a modular and scalable architecture.

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🚀 Features

• 🔐 JWT-based Authentication (Register/Login)
• 👤 User Profile Management
• 🏠 Property Listings (Create, Update, Delete)
• 📅 Booking System
• 🛡️ Protected Routes using Middleware
• 🔎 Search & Filter Listings
• 🧩 Modular Backend Architecture

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB, Mongoose
• Authentication: JSON Web Token (JWT)
• Security: Bcrypt (Password Hashing)
• Other Tools: CORS, Dotenv

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📂 Project Structure

├── server.js
├── package.json
├── .gitignore
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├── routes/
│   ├── auth.js
│   ├── bookings.js
│   ├── listing.js
│   ├── profile.js
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├── models/
│   ├── User.js
│   ├── Booking.js
│   ├── Listing.js
│   ├── profile.js
│
├── middleware/
│   └── auth.js
│
└── vercel.json

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/express-book-store-api.git
cd express-book-store-api

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Create a .env file:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key

4. Run the server:

npm run dev

Server will run on:

http://localhost:5000

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📡 API Endpoints

🔐 Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register → Register user
• POST /api/auth/login → Login user

👤 Profile

• GET /api/profile → Get profile
• POST /api/profile → Create profile
• PUT /api/profile → Update profile
• DELETE /api/profile → Delete profile

🏠 Listings

• GET /api/listings → Get all listings
• GET /api/listings/:id → Get single listing
• POST /api/listings → Create listing (Host only)
• PUT /api/listings/:id → Update listing
• DELETE /api/listings/:id → Delete listing

📅 Bookings

• POST /api/bookings → Create booking
• GET /api/bookings/my-bookings → Get user bookings
• GET /api/bookings/:id → Get booking by ID
• PUT /api/bookings/:id → Update booking
• DELETE /api/bookings/:id → Delete booking

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🧪 Testing

You can test APIs using:

• Postman
• Thunder Client

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🚀 Future Improvements

• 🗄️ Add Payment Integration
• 🌐 Deploy on Render / Vercel
• 📸 Image Upload (Cloudinary)
• ⭐ Reviews & Ratings System

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👨‍💻 Author

Shashwat Pandey

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⭐ Support

If you like this project, give it a ⭐ on GitHub!