01_project_structure.md

Project structure

In the end, your project folder will look like:

|- bin/
|- controllers/
    |- auth.controller.js
    |- message.controller.js
    |- user.controller.js
|- helpers/
    |- utils.helper.js
|- middlewares/
    |- authentication.js
|- models/
    |- User.js
    |- Message.js
|- routes/
    |- index.js
    |- auth.api.js
    |- message.api.js
    |- user.api.js
|- .env
|- .gitignore
|- app.js
|- package.json

• routes/ stores .api files that determine routes end point which is a URI and a specific HTTP request method (GET, POST, and so on). Each route have a handler function which is defined in .controller file.
• models/ stores the schemas that map with the collections in your MongoDB.
• middlewares/ stores Express middleware like Authentication or Validators.

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