API Platform
Comprehensive production-ready API platform demonstrating advanced backend patterns and real-time communication strategies. Built with Hono for high-performance HTTP handling, Drizzle ORM for type-safe database operations, and PostgreSQL for robust data persistence.
Core APIs
- Tasks API: Hierarchical task management with parent-child relationships
- Products API: Inventory management with stock tracking
- Posts & Comments API: Content management with nested comments and authentication
- JWT Authentication: Traditional JWT-based auth with register, login, refresh, and protected routes
- Better Auth Integration: Modern authentication with email/password, session management, and enhanced security
Real-time Features
- WebSockets: Bidirectional real-time updates for tasks, products, and posts
- Server-Sent Events (SSE): One-way event streaming with automatic reconnection
- GraphQL Subscriptions: Real-time data updates via GraphQL with PubSub
Additional Features
- OpenAPI/Swagger Documentation: Interactive API documentation at
/reference - Request Analytics: Comprehensive logging and monitoring of API requests
- Health Checks: Statistics endpoints for system monitoring
- Webhook System: Event tracking with retry logic for failed deliveries
- Type-Safe Operations: Full TypeScript integration with Zod validation
Technical Stack
- Backend Framework: Hono for high-performance HTTP handling
- Database: PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM for type-safe operations
- Authentication: Dual JWT and Better Auth systems
- GraphQL: Apollo Server with auto-generated schemas from database
- Validation: Zod schemas for runtime validation and OpenAPI documentation
- Real-time: WebSockets, Server-Sent Events, and GraphQL Subscriptions
- Testing: Vitest for comprehensive unit testing
- Logging: Pino for structured production logging
- Documentation: Scalar for interactive OpenAPI documentation
Production-Ready Patterns
- Type-safe APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger
- Comprehensive authentication with JWT and Better Auth
- Webhook systems with retry logic
- Request analytics and monitoring
- Health checks and statistics endpoints
- Comprehensive error handling
- Non-blocking database writes