Task Manager API

This is a simple RESTful Task Manager API built using Node.js and Express.
It stores data in memory (no database), uses UUIDs for unique task IDs, and supports full CRUD operations.

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📦 Features

• ✅ Create a task (POST /tasks)
• ✅ Get all tasks (GET /tasks)
• ✅ Get a single task by ID (GET /tasks/:id)
• ✅ Update a task (PUT /tasks/:id)
• ✅ Delete a task (DELETE /tasks/:id)
• ✅ Validation for title and status
• ✅ Middleware to log all incoming requests
• ✅ Bonus: Filter tasks by status (?status=pending)
• ✅ Bonus: Sort tasks by creation time (?sortBy=createdAt:desc)

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📁 Task Structure

Each task looks like this:

{
  "id": "uuid",
  "title": "Learn Node.js",
  "description": "Optional text",
  "status": "pending",        // or "completed"
  "createdAt": "2025-07-15T12:00:00Z"
}

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🚀 How to Run

1. Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/salmanazamdev/task-manager-api.git
cd task-manager-api

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Start the server:

node index.js

Your API will be running at:

http://localhost:3000

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🧪 Example: Create a Task

POST /tasks Body (raw JSON):

{
  "title": "Do assignments",
  "description": "Complete backend API",
  "status": "pending"
}

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📌 Notes

• All data is stored in memory (resets on server restart)
• This project is meant for learning REST APIs using Express
• Perfect for practice or beginner backend portfolio projects

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👨‍💻 Author

Made with ❤️ by Salman

Feel free to fork, use, and improve!