Develop backend logic to securely handle adding blog categories by superadmins. The API should allow superadmins to create new categories for organizing blog posts.
Acceptance Criteria
Blog Category Creation
Implement server-side logic to add new blog categories.
Restrict category creation capabilities to users with a super admin role.
Authentication via token is required to access the category creation functionality.
Validation and Sanitization
Validate and sanitize incoming category data to prevent injection attacks and ensure data integrity.
Data Storage
Securely store new blog category details in the database, adhering to best practices for data security.
Response Handling
Return appropriate success or error messages based on the outcome of the category creation process.
Ensure error messages do not expose sensitive information and are handled gracefully.
Purpose
Enhance backend functionality for adding blog categories securely, enabling superadmins to organize blog posts effectively with strict access control enforced via token authentication.
Requirements
[ ] Develop secure server-side endpoints (/api/v1/blog-categories) to handle the creation of blog categories, requiring token authentication.
[ ] Implement validation and sanitization of incoming data to prevent security vulnerabilities.
[ ] Ensure new blog category details are securely stored in the database with role-based access control and token verification.
[ ] Handle and return appropriate responses for successful and failed category creation requests, enforcing token-based authentication and role restrictions.
Expected Outcome
The backend should securely manage the creation of blog categories, providing reliable functionality for superadmins to organize blog posts effectively with strict access control enforced via token authentication throughout the process.
Endpoint
Create Blog Category
Description: Handles requests to create new blog categories. Endpoint:POST /api/v1/blog-categories
Request Body:
{
"name": "string"
}
Success Response:
Status Code: 201 Created
Response Body:
{
"status": "error",
"message": "Invalid request data. Please provide a valid category name.",
"status_code": 400
}
Status Code: 401 Unauthorized (Token Issues)
Response Body:
{
"status": "error",
"message": "Unauthorized. Token is missing or invalid.",
"status_code": 401
}
Status Code: 403 Forbidden (Role Issues)
Response Body:
{
"status": "error",
"message": "Forbidden. You do not have permission to create blog categories.",
"status_code": 403
}
Status Code: 500 Internal Server Error
Response Body:
{
"status": "error",
"message": "Internal Server Error. Please try again later.",
"status_code": 500
}
Database Schema:
Table Name: blog_categories
Column Name
Data Type
Description
id
Integer
Primary key, auto-generated ID for the category.
name
String
Name of the blog category.
createdAt
Timestamp
Timestamp when the category was created.
updatedAt
Timestamp
Timestamp when the category was last updated.
Tasks
[ ] Implement a secure POST endpoint (/api/blog-categories) to handle requests for creating blog categories, requiring token authentication.
[ ] Validate and sanitize incoming data (category name) to prevent security vulnerabilities.
]Securely store new blog category details in the database with role-based access control and token verification.
[ ] Handle and return appropriate success or error messages for category creation operations, ensuring token-based authentication and role restrictions are enforced.
Testing
Write unit tests to validate the functionality of the secure blog category creation endpoint, including successful creations and error handling for failed creations.
Test token authentication and role-based access control mechanisms to ensure only superadmins with valid tokens can perform category creation operations.
Perform integration testing to validate end-to-end functionality of the secure blog category creation process, focusing on data validation, storage, and authentication.
Dependencies and Impact
Dependencies:
Login Functionality: Ensure the login functionality is completed before this endpoint. The token generation and authentication must be in place.
Token Verification: Verify that the token verification logic is implemented. This ensures that the token is validated before granting access to the endpoint.
Role-Based Authorization: Ensure that role-based authorization is implemented and tested. The superadmin role must be defined and checked against incoming requests.
Impact Analysis:
On Login and Token Verification: This endpoint relies on the login and token verification mechanisms to ensure only authenticated and authorized users (superadmins) can create blog categories.
On Role-Based Access Control: Changes or additions to role-based access control might affect other endpoints or features. Ensure that any modifications to roles or permissions are well-tested to avoid unintended side effects.
On Blog Categories Management: Introducing this endpoint affects how blog categories are managed. Ensure that existing features that interact with blog categories are compatible with this new functionality.
API Documentation and Technical Notes
API Documentation:
Endpoint: POST /api/v1/blog-categories
Description: Creates new blog categories. Accessible only to superadmins with a valid token.
Description
Develop backend logic to securely handle adding blog categories by superadmins. The API should allow superadmins to create new categories for organizing blog posts.
Acceptance Criteria
Blog Category Creation
Validation and Sanitization
Data Storage
Response Handling
Purpose
Enhance backend functionality for adding blog categories securely, enabling superadmins to organize blog posts effectively with strict access control enforced via token authentication.
Requirements
/api/v1/blog-categories
) to handle the creation of blog categories, requiring token authentication.Expected Outcome
The backend should securely manage the creation of blog categories, providing reliable functionality for superadmins to organize blog posts effectively with strict access control enforced via token authentication throughout the process.
Endpoint
Create Blog Category
Description: Handles requests to create new blog categories.
Endpoint:
POST /api/v1/blog-categories
Request Body:
Success Response: Status Code: 201 Created Response Body:
Error Responses:
Status Code: 400 Bad Request Response Body:
Status Code: 401 Unauthorized (Token Issues) Response Body:
Status Code: 403 Forbidden (Role Issues) Response Body:
Status Code: 500 Internal Server Error Response Body:
Database Schema:
Table Name: blog_categories
Tasks
Testing
Dependencies and Impact
Dependencies:
Login Functionality: Ensure the login functionality is completed before this endpoint. The token generation and authentication must be in place.
Token Verification: Verify that the token verification logic is implemented. This ensures that the token is validated before granting access to the endpoint.
Role-Based Authorization: Ensure that role-based authorization is implemented and tested. The superadmin role must be defined and checked against incoming requests.
Impact Analysis:
API Documentation and Technical Notes
API Documentation:
/api/v1/blog-categories
Technical Notes: