# Feuerwehr Dashboard Backend

## Description
Backend API for the Feuerwehr Dashboard application built with Node.js, Express, and TypeScript.

## Tech Stack
- Node.js
- Express
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- Winston (Logging)
- JWT (Authentication)
- Helmet (Security)
- Zod (Validation)

## Prerequisites
- Node.js (v18 or higher)
- PostgreSQL (v14 or higher)
- npm or yarn

## Installation

```bash
npm install
```

## Configuration

Create a `.env.development` file in the root directory:

```env
NODE_ENV=development
PORT=3000
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=5432
DB_NAME=feuerwehr_dev
DB_USER=dev_user
DB_PASSWORD=dev_password
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key-change-in-production
JWT_EXPIRES_IN=24h
CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3001
RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MS=900000
RATE_LIMIT_MAX=100
LOG_LEVEL=info
```

## Development

```bash
# Run in development mode with hot reload
npm run dev

# Build TypeScript to JavaScript
npm run build

# Run production build
npm start
```

## Project Structure

```
backend/
├── src/
│   ├── config/          # Configuration files
│   ├── controllers/     # Route controllers
│   ├── database/        # Database migrations
│   ├── middleware/      # Express middleware
│   ├── models/          # Data models
│   ├── routes/          # API routes
│   ├── services/        # Business logic
│   ├── types/           # TypeScript types
│   ├── utils/           # Utility functions
│   ├── app.ts           # Express app setup
│   └── server.ts        # Server entry point
├── dist/                # Compiled JavaScript
├── logs/                # Application logs
└── package.json
```

## API Endpoints

### Health Check
- `GET /health` - Server health status

## Scripts

- `npm run dev` - Start development server with hot reload
- `npm run build` - Build TypeScript to JavaScript
- `npm start` - Run production server
- `npm test` - Run tests (not yet implemented)

## License
ISC