Added Example Project

backend/app.js

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+const express = require("express");
+const bodyParser = require("body-parser");
+const postRoutes = require("./routes/post");
+
+const app = express();
+
+app.use(bodyParser.json()); //Parses application/json data
+
+app.use("/posts", postRoutes);
+
+app.listen(8080);

backend/controllers/post.js

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+exports.getAllPosts = (req, res, next) => {
+  res.status(200).json({
+    title: "My First Post",
+    like: 10,
+  });
+};
+
+exports.addNewPost = (req, res, next) => {
+  const title = req.body.title;
+  const likes = req.body.likes;
+  res.status(201).json({
+    status: "success",
+    message: "Post Added successfully",
+    data: { id: new Date(), title: title, likes: likes },
+  });
+};

backend/package.json

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   "description": "Backend for LPU HRD Project",
   "main": "app.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "start": "nodemon app.js"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "mern"
   ],
   "author": "",
-  "license": "ISC"
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
+    "express": "^4.17.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "nodemon": "^2.0.5"
+  }
 }

backend/routes/post.js

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+const express = require("express");
+const postController = require("../controllers/post");
+const router = express.Router();
+
+// GET /posts/
+router.get("/", postController.getAllPosts);
+
+// POST /posts/add
+router.post("/add", postController.addNewPost);
+
+module.exports = router;