Airtribe Backend APIs

Express.js backend projects covering CRUD, validation, tests, JWT authentication, bcrypt password hashing, user preferences, and NewsAPI integration.

Node.js 18+Express.jstap and supertestJWT (`jsonwebtoken`)bcrypt

⚡ Building clean REST contracts under coursework constraints.⚡ Keeping validation and auth concerns separated from routes.⚡ Handling external API integration while protecting keys thro…

Portfolio Highlights

→Built Express REST APIs with CRUD, validation, filtering, JWT authentication, bcrypt password hashing, and automated tap/supertest coverage.
→Integrated NewsAPI with user-specific preferences to return authenticated personalized news feeds.

Snapshot

Period: December 2025 to January 2026
Source: `aspire7:D:\airtribe`
Domain: Backend engineering, REST API coursework
Projects: Task Manager API, News Aggregator API

Stack

Node.js 18+
Express.js
tap and supertest
JWT (`jsonwebtoken`)
bcrypt
axios
dotenv
Local JSON storage for task manager
NewsAPI integration for aggregator

What I Built

Task Manager API:
- CRUD endpoints for tasks
- completion-status filtering
- priority levels and priority filter endpoint
- timestamps and auto-sorting
- tap/supertest tests
News Aggregator API:
- signup/login
- JWT-protected endpoints
- password hashing
- user news preferences
- external NewsAPI fetching and preference-based filtering
- validation and auth middleware