A powerful and scalable backend API built to simplify patient management, test processing, barcode generation, and report handling for Pathology applications.
Fast, secure, and optimized for healthcare workflows.
- 🔐 Secure Authentication using JWT & bcrypt
- 🦢 Patient & Test Management APIs
- 🖨️ Barcode Generation for samples using bwip-js
- 📝 Dynamic PDF & Excel Report Support
- 🌐 CORS Enabled for cross-origin access
- 📄 Environment Configurations using
.env - ⚙️ Built on Node.js, Express & MongoDB
| Technology | Usage |
|---|---|
| Node.js | Server runtime |
| Express.js | API framework |
| MongoDB | Database (via Mongoose) |
| JWT | Authentication |
| bcrypt / bcryptjs | Password hashing |
| EJS | Templating for reports (optional) |
| bwip-js / jsbarcode | Barcode generation |
| dotenv | Environment variables |
| cors | Cross-origin resource sharing |
| nodemon | Development server |
├── models/ // Mongoose Models
├── routes/ // API Routes
├── server.js // Main server file
├── .env // Environment configs
├── package.json // Dependencies & scripts
└── README.md
# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/MurugananthamB/Path-Backend.git
cd Path-Backend
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Create a .env file and set up your environment variables
touch .env
# Start the server
npm start| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| POST | /api/patients |
Add new patient |
| GET | /api/patients |
Get all patients |
| POST | /api/tests |
Add test data |
| GET | /api/tests |
Fetch tests |
| POST | /api/auth/login |
User login |
| GET | /api/reports/:id |
Generate report PDF / Excel |
(Customize these based on your routes folder)
- bcrypt
- bcryptjs
- body-parser
- bwip-js
- canvas
- cors
- dotenv
- ejs
- express
- jsbarcode
- jsonwebtoken
- mongoose
- nodemon
This project is licensed under the ISC License.
Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you'd like to change.