[FEAT]: API Endpoint to Get a Help Center Topic by ID

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Description

This page serves as the central hub for our help center, providing users with access to a wealth of informative articles.

Endpoint Feature

• This endpoint enables authenticated users to perform a fetch a help-center topic by id.

Acceptance Criteria

• [ ] The endpoint should be accessible at GET /api/v1/help-center/topics/:id
• [ ] The endpoint should accept HTTP GET requests.
• [ ] Only logged in users can access the endpoint.
• [ ] The endpoint should return a 200 status code with an article on success.

Request Example:

GET /api/v1/help-center/topics/:id

Response Example:

On success, the API should return a 200 status code.

{
  "status":"success",
  "status_code": 200,
  "message": "Fetch successful",
   "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "title": "string",
    "content": "string",
    "author": "string",
    "created_at": "datetime",
    "updated_at": "datetime",
  } 
}

Output Validation:

• If there is an error in getting the article, the API should return a 500 Internal Server Error status code with an appropriate message:

{
  "status":"unsuccessful",
  "status_code": 500,
  "message": "Fetch Unsuccesful."
}

Authentication

• Verify that the user is authenticated before allowing access to the endpoint.
• Example: Use middleware to check for a valid authentication token.

Performance Considerations

• Review potential performance implications and optimize the API for efficiency.

Security Concerns

• Address security considerations such as data sanitization.

API Documentation

• Ensure that API documentation is updated to include details about the new endpoint, request/response formats, error handling, and authentication requirements.

Testing Requirements

Unit Tests

• Write unit tests to validate input data and soft delete sending logic.

Integration Tests

• Ensure end-to-end functionality is tested with integration tests.

Dependencies and Impact

Dependencies

• User authentication

Impact Analysis

• Assess the potential impact on other features or components, ensuring that existing functionality is not disrupted.

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