Movie Listing API

This is a Movie Listing API developed using FastAPI. The API allows users to list movies, view listed movies, rate them, and add comments. The application is secured using JWT (JSON Web Tokens), ensuring that only the user who listed a movie can edit it. The API is designed to be scalable and can be deployed on any cloud platform.

Tools and Technologies Used

• Language & Framework: Python, FastAPI
• Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
• Database: NoSQL
• Documentation: OpenAPI/Swagger
• Logging: Python logging module

Features

User Authentication

• User Registration: Allows new users to create an account.
• User Login: Authenticates users and provides a JWT token.
• JWT Token Generation: Issues a token to authenticated users for secure API access.

Movie Listing

• View a Movie (Public Access): Anyone can view the details of a listed movie.
• Add a Movie (Authenticated Access): Registered users can add new movies to the list.
• View All Movies (Public Access): Anyone can view a list of all movies.
• Edit a Movie (Authenticated Access): Only the user who listed a movie can edit its details.
• Delete a Movie (Authenticated Access): Only the user who listed a movie can delete it.

Movie Rating

• Rate a Movie (Authenticated Access): Registered users can rate listed movies.
• Get Ratings for a Movie (Public Access): Anyone can view the ratings of a movie.

Comments

• Add a Comment to a Movie (Authenticated Access): Registered users can add comments to movies.
• View Comments for a Movie (Public Access): Anyone can view comments for a movie.
• Add a Comment to a Comment (Authenticated Access): Allows nested commenting on existing comments.

Setup and Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• A NoSQL database

Installation Steps

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/meshach5667/movieListingApi
   cd movieListingApi
   
   python -m venv env
   source env/bin/activate  # On Windows use `env\Scripts\activate`

2. Install Dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the Application

   uvicorn main:app --reload

4. Access API Documentation

   127.0.0.1:8000/docs

5. Running Tests

   pytest