Node.js REST API Development

  1. Advanced API Features
    1. Authentication and Authorization
      1. Authentication Fundamentals
        1. Authentication vs Authorization
          1. Identity Verification
            1. Credential Management
            2. Password Security
              1. Password Hashing
                1. bcrypt Library
                  1. Salt Generation
                    1. Hash Comparison
                    2. Password Policies
                      1. Password Reset Mechanisms
                      2. Token-Based Authentication
                        1. JSON Web Tokens
                          1. Token Structure
                            1. Header
                              1. Payload
                                1. Signature
                                2. Token Creation
                                  1. Token Verification
                                    1. Token Expiration
                                      1. Refresh Tokens
                                      2. Token Storage
                                        1. Client-Side Storage
                                          1. Secure Storage Practices
                                          2. Token Transmission
                                            1. Authorization Headers
                                          3. Session-Based Authentication
                                            1. Session Management
                                              1. Session Storage
                                                1. Memory Store
                                                  1. Database Store
                                                    1. Redis Store
                                                    2. Session Configuration
                                                      1. Session Security
                                                      2. Authorization Strategies
                                                        1. Role-Based Access Control
                                                          1. Role Definition
                                                            1. Permission Assignment
                                                              1. Role Hierarchy
                                                              2. Attribute-Based Access Control
                                                                1. Resource-Based Authorization
                                                                2. Protected Route Implementation
                                                                  1. Authentication Middleware
                                                                    1. Authorization Middleware
                                                                      1. Route Protection Patterns
                                                                    2. Error Handling and Validation
                                                                      1. Error Handling Strategies
                                                                        1. Error Types
                                                                          1. Operational Errors
                                                                            1. Programming Errors
                                                                            2. Error Propagation
                                                                              1. Centralized Error Handling
                                                                                1. Error Logging
                                                                                2. Express Error Handling
                                                                                  1. Default Error Handler
                                                                                    1. Custom Error Middleware
                                                                                      1. Async Error Handling
                                                                                        1. Error Response Formatting
                                                                                        2. Custom Error Classes
                                                                                          1. Error Inheritance
                                                                                            1. Error Properties
                                                                                              1. Error Factory Functions
                                                                                              2. Input Validation
                                                                                                1. Validation Principles
                                                                                                  1. Client-Side vs Server-Side
                                                                                                    1. Validation Timing
                                                                                                      1. Validation Feedback
                                                                                                      2. express-validator
                                                                                                        1. Validation Chains
                                                                                                          1. Custom Validators
                                                                                                            1. Sanitization
                                                                                                              1. Error Formatting
                                                                                                              2. Joi Validation
                                                                                                                1. Schema Definition
                                                                                                                  1. Validation Options
                                                                                                                    1. Custom Messages
                                                                                                                    2. Manual Validation
                                                                                                                      1. Type Checking
                                                                                                                        1. Range Validation
                                                                                                                          1. Format Validation
                                                                                                                      2. Advanced Data Operations
                                                                                                                        1. Pagination
                                                                                                                          1. Offset-Based Pagination
                                                                                                                            1. Cursor-Based Pagination
                                                                                                                              1. Page Size Limits
                                                                                                                                1. Pagination Metadata
                                                                                                                                2. Sorting
                                                                                                                                  1. Single Field Sorting
                                                                                                                                    1. Multiple Field Sorting
                                                                                                                                      1. Sort Direction
                                                                                                                                        1. Default Sorting
                                                                                                                                        2. Filtering
                                                                                                                                          1. Query Parameter Filtering
                                                                                                                                            1. Filter Operators
                                                                                                                                              1. Complex Filters
                                                                                                                                                1. Filter Validation
                                                                                                                                                2. Searching
                                                                                                                                                  1. Full-Text Search
                                                                                                                                                    1. Partial Matching
                                                                                                                                                      1. Search Indexing
                                                                                                                                                        1. Search Performance
                                                                                                                                                        2. Data Aggregation
                                                                                                                                                          1. Grouping Operations
                                                                                                                                                            1. Statistical Functions
                                                                                                                                                              1. Aggregation Pipelines
                                                                                                                                                            2. File Upload Handling
                                                                                                                                                              1. Multipart Form Data
                                                                                                                                                                1. Content-Type Handling
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Form Data Parsing
                                                                                                                                                                    1. File Metadata
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Multer Middleware
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Installation and Configuration
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Storage Options
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Memory Storage
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Disk Storage
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Cloud Storage
                                                                                                                                                                              2. File Filtering
                                                                                                                                                                                1. File Size Limits
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Multiple File Uploads
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. File Validation
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. File Type Validation
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. File Size Validation
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Security Considerations
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. File Processing
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Image Resizing
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. File Conversion
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Virus Scanning

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