update user put endpoint

api/src/controllers/userController.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { Request, Response } from "express";
+import User from "../model/User";
+
+export const updateUser = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  const { userId } = req.params;
+  const allowedFields = [
+    "firstName",
+    "lastName",
+    "username",
+    "email",
+    "role",
+    "workshopIDs",
+    "menteeInfo",
+    "meetingSchedule",
+    "mentorData",
+    "meetings",
+  ];
+
+  try {
+    const updateData: Partial<typeof User> = {};
+    Object.keys(req.body).forEach((key) => {
+      if (allowedFields.includes(key)) {
+        updateData[key as keyof typeof updateData] = req.body[key];
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (Object.keys(updateData).length === 0) {
+      return res
+        .status(400)
+        .json({ message: "No valid fields provided for update" });
+    }
+
+    const updatedUser = await User.findByIdAndUpdate(
+      userId,
+      { $set: updateData },
+      { new: true, runValidators: true } // Return updated document and validate
+    );
+
+    if (!updatedUser) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ message: "User not found" });
+    }
+
+    res.status(200).json({
+      message: "User updated successfully",
+      user: updatedUser,
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error updating user:", error);
+    res.status(500).json({
+      message: "Error updating user",
+      error,
+    });
+  }
+};

api/src/routes/user.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import mongoose from "mongoose";
 import dbConnect from "../config/db";
 import sgMail from "@sendgrid/mail";
 import User from "../model/User";
+import { updateUser } from "../controllers/userController";
 // import { validateAccessToken } from "../controllers/auth0-middleware";
 
 const router = express.Router();
@@ -138,4 +139,7 @@ router.post("/add-meeting", async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+// Route to change a user's information
+router.put("/:userId", updateUser);
+
 export default router;