Basecamp Backend Clone

A lightweight Basecamp-inspired project management REST API built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

Features

• 🔐 Authentication — Register, login, JWT-based auth
• 📁 Projects — Create, update, archive, manage members
• ✅ Todo Lists & Todos — Organize tasks with lists, assign to members, due dates
• 💬 Message Board — Post announcements, pitches, questions per project
• 💬 Comments — Comment on messages, todos, or documents
• 📅 Schedule — Create events with dates and participants
• 📄 Documents — Create and share docs within projects

Quick Start

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Make sure MongoDB is running, then:
npm run dev

API Endpoints

Auth

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/auth/register	Register new user
POST	/api/auth/login	Login
GET	/api/auth/me	Get current user
PUT	/api/auth/me	Update profile

Projects

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/projects	Create project
GET	/api/projects	List my projects
GET	/api/projects/:id	Get project
PUT	/api/projects/:id	Update project
DELETE	/api/projects/:id	Delete project
POST	/api/projects/:id/members	Add member
DELETE	/api/projects/:id/members/:userId	Remove member

Todo Lists & Todos

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/projects/:id/todolists	Create todo list
GET	/api/projects/:id/todolists	Get all todo lists with todos
DELETE	/api/projects/:id/todolists/:listId	Delete todo list
POST	/api/projects/:id/todos	Create todo
GET	/api/projects/:id/todos	Get todos (filter by completed/assignedTo)
PUT	/api/projects/:id/todos/:todoId	Update todo
DELETE	/api/projects/:id/todos/:todoId	Delete todo

Message Board

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/projects/:id/messages	Post message
GET	/api/projects/:id/messages	List messages
GET	/api/projects/:id/messages/:msgId	Get message
PUT	/api/projects/:id/messages/:msgId	Update message
DELETE	/api/projects/:id/messages/:msgId	Delete message

Comments

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/projects/:id/comments	Add comment
GET	/api/projects/:id/comments	Get comments (filter by type/id)
DELETE	/api/projects/:id/comments/:commentId	Delete comment

Schedule

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/projects/:id/events	Create event
GET	/api/projects/:id/events	List events
PUT	/api/projects/:id/events/:eventId	Update event
DELETE	/api/projects/:id/events/:eventId	Delete event

Documents

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/projects/:id/docs	Create document
GET	/api/projects/:id/docs	List documents
GET	/api/projects/:id/docs/:docId	Get document
PUT	/api/projects/:id/docs/:docId	Update document
DELETE	/api/projects/:id/docs/:docId	Delete document

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
PORT	5000	Server port
MONGODB_URI	mongodb://localhost:27017/basecamp_clone	MongoDB connection
JWT_SECRET	—	JWT signing secret
JWT_EXPIRE	7d	Token expiry

Project Structure

├── config/db.js          # MongoDB connection
├── middleware/auth.js     # JWT auth & project membership
├── models/               # Mongoose models
│   ├── User.js
│   ├── Project.js
│   ├── TodoList.js
│   ├── Todo.js
│   ├── MessageBoard.js
│   ├── Comment.js
│   ├── ScheduleEvent.js
│   └── Document.js
├── controllers/          # Route handlers
├── routes/               # Express routers
├── server.js             # Entry point
└── .env                  # Environment config