Notes API

A RESTful API for managing notes with user authentication, collections/folders, and advanced filtering capabilities.

Features

• User authentication (sign up, login, logout)
• CRUD operations for notes
• Group notes into collections/folders
• Sort notes by various criteria (created date, updated date, title)
• Search notes by title and content
• Filter notes by collection, archived status, and date range

Tech Stack

• Backend: FastAPI
• Database: SQLite with SQLAlchemy ORM
• Authentication: JWT tokens with OAuth2
• Migrations: Alembic

Project Structure

.
├── alembic/                # Database migrations
├── app/
│   ├── api/                # API endpoints
│   │   └── v1/             # API version 1
│   ├── core/               # Core application settings
│   ├── crud/               # Database CRUD operations
│   ├── db/                 # Database setup
│   ├── models/             # SQLAlchemy models
│   └── schemas/            # Pydantic schemas
├── storage/
│   └── db/                 # SQLite database storage
├── .env                    # Environment variables
├── alembic.ini             # Alembic configuration
├── main.py                 # Application entry point
└── requirements.txt        # Project dependencies

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd notes-api

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up environment variables:

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key
CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,http://localhost:8080

4. Run database migrations:

alembic upgrade head

5. Run the application:

uvicorn main:app --reload

The API will be available at http://localhost:8000.

API Documentation

Once the application is running, you can access the interactive API documentation at:

• Swagger UI: http://localhost:8000/docs
• ReDoc: http://localhost:8000/redoc

API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/v1/auth/register - Register a new user
• POST /api/v1/auth/login - Log in and get access token
• GET /api/v1/auth/me - Get current user information

Users

• GET /api/v1/users/ - List all users
• GET /api/v1/users/{user_id} - Get user by ID
• GET /api/v1/users/me - Get current user
• PUT /api/v1/users/me - Update current user

Notes

• GET /api/v1/notes/ - List notes with various filtering and sorting options
• POST /api/v1/notes/ - Create a new note
• GET /api/v1/notes/{id} - Get a note by ID
• PUT /api/v1/notes/{id} - Update a note
• DELETE /api/v1/notes/{id} - Delete a note

Collections

• GET /api/v1/collections/ - List all collections
• POST /api/v1/collections/ - Create a new collection
• GET /api/v1/collections/{id} - Get a collection by ID
• PUT /api/v1/collections/{id} - Update a collection
• DELETE /api/v1/collections/{id} - Delete a collection
• GET /api/v1/collections/{id}/notes - Get all notes in a collection

Health Check

• GET /health - Check API health status

Notes API Query Parameters

The Notes API (GET /api/v1/notes/) supports the following query parameters for filtering and sorting:

• skip: Number of items to skip (pagination)
• limit: Maximum number of items to return (pagination)
• sort_by: Field to sort by (created_at, updated_at, title)
• sort_order: Sort order (asc, desc)
• search: Search term for title and content
• archived: Filter by archived status (true, false)
• collection_id: Filter by collection ID
• start_date: Filter notes created after this date
• end_date: Filter notes created before this date

License

MIT