diff --git a/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/.env b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/.env
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+MONGODB_LOCAL_URI = mongodb://localhost:27017/boilerplate
+MONGODB_URI = "your production mongo url"
+
+NODE_ENV = "not production"
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diff --git a/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/README.MD b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/README.MD
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+This project is only a sample to look and recreate your own rest-api with concepts from this project.
+It is not the super simple version, but it's not the most complex either.
+It has clean structure for better understanding.
+
+Starting point for this project is server.js which imports app.js containing all the logic
+
+follow the following steps to create your own services
+
+1 create model
+2 create service
+3 create router
+4 import and use the router in app.js
+
+NOTE: This project can be massively improved. I have kept it simple for the ease of understanding for beginners.
+
+Full version of this boiler-plate: https://github.com/officialabdulrehman/node-express-restapi-boilerplate
+
+Auther: https://github.com/officialabdulrehman
+
+Happy Coding!!!
diff --git a/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/app.js b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/app.js
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+++ b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/app.js	
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+import express from "express"; // import express
+
+import { DBConnect } from "./config/database/connection"; // import database connection function
+
+import { MONGODB_URI, PORT } from "./utils/secrets"; // import secrets
+import { defaultErrorHandler, cors } from "./utils/apiHelpers"; // import helper functions
+
+import { userRouter } from "./routers/user/user"; // import router
+
+export const app = express(); // create app/server, store it in app - export
+export default app; // default export
+
+DBConnect(MONGODB_URI); // connect database ( call DBConnect and pass mongo uri)
+
+app.use(cors); // enable cors
+
+app.set("port", PORT || 3000); // set server port
+app.use(express.json()); // parse json
+
+app.use("/api/v1/user", userRouter); // initialize router here
+
+app.use(defaultErrorHandler); // handle errors at one place
diff --git a/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/config/database/connection.js b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/config/database/connection.js
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+++ b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/config/database/connection.js	
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+import mongoose from "mongoose";
+import bluebird from "bluebird";
+
+export const DBConnect = async (mongoUrl) => {
+  mongoose.Promise = bluebird;
+
+  const connectionP = new Promise((res, rej) => {
+    mongoose
+      .connect(mongoUrl)
+      .then((ins) => {
+        console.log("Mongo connected!!!");
+        console.log(
+          `Using mongo host '${mongoose.connection.host}' and port '${mongoose.connection.port}'`
+        );
+        return res(ins);
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        console.log(
+          `MongoDB connection error. Please make sure MongoDB is running. ${err}`
+        );
+        return rej(err);
+      });
+  });
+
+  return connectionP;
+};
diff --git a/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/models/user.js b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/models/user.js
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+++ b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/models/user.js	
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+import mongoose from "mongoose";
+
+const { Schema, model } = mongoose;
+
+const schemaFields = {
+  email: { type: String, required: true, unique: true },
+  name: { type: String, required: false },
+  age: { type: Number, required: false },
+};
+
+const schema = new Schema(schemaFields, { timestamps: true });
+
+export const UserModel = model("User", schema);
diff --git a/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/package.json b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/package.json
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+++ b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/package.json	
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+{
+  "name": "server",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "rest-api-boilerplate-basic",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "start": "node index.js",
+    "nodemon": "nodemon --experimental-modules --es-module-specifier-resolution=node index.js"
+  },
+  "author": "NizTheDev",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "nodemon": "^2.0.6"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^0.21.1",
+    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express-validator": "^6.7.0",
+    "mongoose": "^5.13.7",
+    "validator": "^13.5.2"
+  },
+  "type": "module"
+}
diff --git a/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/routers/user.js b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/routers/user.js
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+++ b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/routers/user.js	
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+import { Router } from "express";
+import userService from "../services/user";
+import { response, restApiValidation } from "../utils/apiHelpers";
+
+export const userRouter = Router();
+export default userRouter;
+
+userRouter.get("/", [], async (req, res, next) => {
+  restApiValidation(req, res, next);
+  const page = parseInt(req.params.page) || 1;
+  const perPage = parseInt(req.params.perPage) || 10;
+  const result = await userService.list(page, perPage);
+  response(res, result);
+});
diff --git a/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/server.js b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/server.js
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+++ b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/server.js	
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+import { app } from "./app"; // import app
+
+// run app by starting to listen
+const server = app.listen(app.get("port"), () => {
+  console.log(
+    `App is running at http://localhost:${app.get("port")} in ${app.get(
+      "env"
+    )} mode`
+  );
+  console.log("  Press CTRL-C to stop\n");
+});
diff --git a/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/services/user.js b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/services/user.js
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+++ b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/services/user.js	
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+import { UserModel } from "../models/user";
+
+class UserService {
+  transformUser(user) {
+    return {
+      email: user.email,
+      name: user.name,
+      age: user.age,
+    };
+  }
+
+  async list(page, perPage) {
+    let skip = (page - 1) * perPage;
+    skip = page > 1 ? skip - 1 : skip;
+    const limit = page > 1 ? perPage + 2 : perPage + 1;
+    const user = await UserModel.find({}).skip(skip).limit(limit).sort(sort);
+    return this.transformUser(user);
+  }
+}
+
+export const userService = new UserService(userDAO);
+export default userService;
diff --git a/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/utils/apiHelpers.js b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/utils/apiHelpers.js
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+export const defaultErrorHandler = (err, req, res, next) => {
+  const { code, message, data } = err;
+  res.status(code || 500).json({
+    message: message || "Internal server error",
+    result: {},
+    errors: data || [],
+  });
+};
+
+export const cors = (req, res, next) => {
+  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
+  res.setHeader(
+    "Access-Control-Allow-Methods",
+    "GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE"
+  );
+  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type, Authorization");
+  if (req.method === "OPTIONS") return res.sendStatus(200);
+  next();
+};
+export default cors;
+
+export const restApiValidation = (req, res, next) => {
+  const errors = validationResult(req);
+  if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
+    const error = new Error(`Bad Request`);
+    error.data = errors.array().map((err) => {
+      return {
+        message: err.msg || "",
+        param: err.param || "",
+        location: err.location || "",
+        value: err.value || "",
+      };
+    });
+    error.code = 400;
+    throw error;
+  }
+  return true;
+};
+
+export const response = (res, result) => {
+  const response = {
+    message: "Success",
+    result: result,
+    errors: [],
+  };
+  res.status(200).json(response);
+};
diff --git a/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/utils/secrets.js b/Backend Development/rest-api-demo/utils/secrets.js
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+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+dotenv.config();
+
+const ENVIRONMENT = process.env.NODE_ENV;
+const prod = ENVIRONMENT === "production";
+export const MONGODB_URI = prod
+  ? process.env["MONGODB_URI"]
+  : process.env["MONGODB_LOCAL_URI"];
+
+export const PORT = process.env.PORT;
+
+if (!MONGODB_URI) {
+  if (prod) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "No mongo connection string. Set MONGODB_URI environment variable."
+    );
+  } else {
+    throw new Error(
+      "No mongo connection string. Set MONGODB_URI_LOCAL environment variable."
+    );
+  }
+}