KtorTaskBackend

A RESTful Task Management Backend built with Kotlin and Ktor. This project demonstrates CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations using JSON serialization and in-memory data storage.

🚀 Features

• Create Task
• Retrieve All Tasks
• Update Existing Task
• Delete Task
• RESTful API
• JSON Serialization
• In-Memory Storage

🛠 Tech Stack

• Kotlin
• Ktor
• Netty
• Kotlinx Serialization
• Gradle

📌 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/task	Get all tasks
POST	/task	Create a task
PUT	/task/{id}	Update a task
DELETE	/task/{id}	Delete a task

📤 Sample Request

POST /task

{
  "name": "Learn Ktor",
  "description": "Build a REST API",
  "priority": "HIGH"
}

Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Learn Ktor",
  "description": "Build a REST API",
  "priority": "HIGH"
}

▶️ Run Locally

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/rudram837/KtorTaskBackend.git

Move into the project directory:

cd KtorTaskBackend

Run the application:

./gradlew run

Server URL:

http://localhost:8088

🧪 Tested Using

• Postman
• Browser

📈 Future Improvements

• Database Integration (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
• JWT Authentication
• Request Validation
• Global Exception Handling
• Unit Testing

Author

👤 Rudra Maurya

• LinkedIn: @rudramaurya
• GitHub: @rudramaurya
• Portfolio: @Rudra