reader-api/README.md

reader-api (FastAPI + UV)

Shared backend API for both:

• Web app: reader
• Mobile app: reader-app

This project is Python-first (FastAPI), with production-focused Docker setup and healthcheck.

Stack

• Python 3.11+
• FastAPI
• UV (package manager / runner)
• PostgreSQL (structured data)
• MongoDB (chapter content + user recommendations)

API Base URL

• Local dev: http://localhost:8000
• Healthcheck: GET /api/health

Environment

Create .env from .env.example.

Required keys:

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://reader:reader@localhost:5432/reader
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/reader
NEXTAUTH_SECRET=replace-with-strong-secret
MOBILE_JWT_SECRET=replace-with-strong-secret
# Comma-separated allowed Google OAuth client IDs
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=web-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com,android-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com
CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,http://127.0.0.1:3000
APP_ENV=development

Dev Setup (UV)

1. Install UV

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

2. Sync dependencies

uv sync

3. Run API in dev mode

uv run uvicorn app.main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

4. Verify health

curl http://localhost:8000/api/health

Docker Compose

Production-style API only (external DBs)

docker compose up -d --build api

Full local stack (API + Postgres + Mongo)

docker compose --profile localdb up -d --build

Implemented Endpoints

• GET /api/health
• POST /api/auth/mobile-login
• GET /api/user/profile
• GET/POST /api/user/bookmarks
• DELETE /api/user/bookmarks/{novelId}
• POST /api/user/reading-progress
• GET/POST /api/user/settings
• GET/POST/DELETE /api/user/recommendations
• GET /api/genres
• GET /api/novels/browse
• GET /api/novels/{idOrSlug}
• GET /api/truyen/{id}/chapters
• GET/POST /api/truyen/{id}/comments
• POST /api/truyen/{id}/rate
• GET /api/truyen/suggest
• GET /api/chapters/{chapterId}

Notes

• Web session auth is supported via NextAuth session cookies (next-auth.session-token and secure variants).
• Mobile auth is supported via Bearer JWT from /api/auth/mobile-login.