voting-app

This is a backend application for a voting system where users can vote for candidates. It provides functionalities for user authentication, candidate management, and voting.

Features

• User sign up and login with Aadhar Card Number and password
• User can view the list of candidates
• User can vote for a candidate (only once)
• Admin can manage candidates (add, update, delete)
• Admin cannot vote

Tech used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for authentication

API Endpoints

Authentication

Signup

• POST /signup: Sign up a user

Login

• POST /login: Login a user

Candidates

Get Candidates

• GET /candidates: Get the list of candidates

Add Candidates

• POST /candidates: Add a new candidate (Admin only)

Update Candidates

• PUT /candidates/:id: Update a candidate by ID (Admin only)

Delete Candidates

• DELETE /candidates/:id: Delete a candidate by ID (Admin only)

Voting

Get Vote Count

• GET /candidates/vote/count: Get the count of votes for each candidate

Vote for Candidate

• POST /candidates/vote/:id: Vote for a candidate (User only)

User Profile

Get Profile

• GET /users/profile: Get user profile information

Change the password

• PUT /users/profile/password: Change user password