🏨 Node Hotel Application (Backend)

The Node Hotel Application is a backend system built using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB.
It is designed to manage hotel staff (Persons) and Menu Items, along with JWT-based authentication for secure access.

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🚀 Features

👤 User Authentication

• User Signup
• User Login
• View User Profile
• JWT-based secure authentication

🧑‍🍳 Hotel Staff Management (Persons)

• Add new staff members
• View all staff
• Filter staff by work type (chef, waiter, manager, etc.)
• Update staff details
• Delete staff records

🍽️ Menu Management

• Add menu items
• View all menu items
• Filter menu items by taste (sweet, spicy, sour)
• Update menu items
• Delete menu items

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🔐 Authentication (JWT Based)

Authentication is implemented using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).

🔄 Authentication Flow

1. User signs up or logs in
2. Server generates a JWT token
3. Token is sent to the client
4. Client sends token in the Authorization header
5. Server verifies token using middleware for protected routes

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🧰 Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• JWT (JSON Web Token)

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📁 Project Structure

node_Hotels/
│
├── models/          # Mongoose schemas
├── routers/         # API routes
├── db.js            # Database connection
├── jwt.js           # JWT utilities & middleware
├── server.js        # Entry point
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
└── README.md

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🔗 API Endpoints

👥 Persons (Hotel Staff)

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/person	Add a new staff member
GET	/person	Get all staff members
GET	/person/:workType	Get staff by work type
PUT	/person/:id	Update staff details
DELETE	/person/:id	Delete a staff member

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🍽️ Menu Items

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/menu	Add a menu item
GET	/menu	Get all menu items
GET	/menu/:taste	Get menu items by taste
PUT	/menu/:id	Update menu item
DELETE	/menu/:id	Delete menu item

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📦 Data Models

🧑 Person Model

Represents hotel staff information.

Fields:

• name (String) – Staff name
• age (Number) – Staff age
• work (Enum) – Role (chef, waiter, manager)
• mobile (String) – Mobile number
• email (String) – Email (unique)
• address (String) – Address
• salary (Number) – Salary

Example:

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "age": 30,
  "work": "waiter",
  "mobile": "123-456-7890",
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "address": "123 Main Street",
  "salary": 30000
}

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🍕 Menu Item Model

Represents food and drink items.

Fields:

• name (String) – Item name
• price (Number) – Item price
• taste (Enum) – Taste (sweet, spicy, sour)
• is_drink (Boolean) – Default: false
• ingredients (Array) – Default: empty array
• num_sales (Number) – Default: 0

Example:

{
  "name": "Spicy Chicken Curry",
  "price": 12.99,
  "taste": "spicy",
  "is_drink": false,
  "ingredients": ["chicken", "spices", "vegetables"],
  "num_sales": 50
}

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/muskan-am/node_Hotels.git

2️⃣ Navigate to project directory

cd node_Hotels

3️⃣ Install dependencies

npm install

4️⃣ Create .env file

PORT=3000
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

5️⃣ Start the server

node server.js

Server will run at:

http://localhost:3000

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🔒 Security

• JWT-based authentication
• Protected routes using middleware
• Environment variables for sensitive data

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📌 Future Enhancements

• Role-based authorization (Admin / Staff)
• Pagination & search
• Swagger API documentation
• Frontend integration

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👩‍💻 Author

Muskan Kesharwani
Backend Developer | Node.js | MongoDB

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