[DOCS] Enhance Clarity of Project Structure and API Documentation #29
Description
The current README.md is excellent and very detailed. This issue proposes two small enhancements to further improve clarity for new backend contributors and reduce their onboarding time.
- Expand Project Structure Diagram
Goal: To help developers quickly navigate the backend codebase.
Observation: The current Project Structure diagram provides a good high-level overview but omits the specific locations for key backend files like API routes and database models.
Suggestion: Please expand the diagram to include these important directories. This will give contributors an immediate map of where to find and add backend logic.
Example of enhanced structure:
classroom-platform/
├── app/
│ ├── api/ # API routes (e.g., /api/auth/login)
│ ├── dashboard/
│ └── ...
├── components/
├── lib/
│ ├── models/ # Mongoose schemas/models
│ └── utils/ # Utility functions
...
2. Show Login API Response
Goal: To clarify the authentication flow for API consumers.
Observation: The API Documentation provides a great curl example for the login endpoint but does not show what a successful response looks like. This makes it slightly unclear how the session is established (e.g., via a cookie) and what user data is returned.
Suggestion: After the curl example for POST /api/auth/login, please add an example of the JSON response body for a successful login.
Example of a successful response:
JSON
// Successful login response (sets a secure HTTP-only cookie)
{
"message": "Logged in successfully",
"user": {
"id": "60d0fe4f5311236168a109ca",
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "[email protected]",
"role": "student"
}
}
Implementing these two changes will make the documentation even more robust and will significantly help new contributors understand the project's backend architecture and API behavior.
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