helpyourneighbour/ISSUE-11.md

Issue #11: Implement Data Validation

Description

Implement comprehensive data validation for all API inputs to ensure data integrity and prevent security vulnerabilities.

Acceptance Criteria

• Create validation middleware
• Define validation rules for all endpoints
• Add error handling for validation failures
• Integrate validation with existing routes
• Document validation rules

Tasks

• Install and configure Joi or express-validator
• Create validation middleware
• Define validation schemas for API endpoints
• Apply validation to all routes
• Add comprehensive error messages for validation failures

Notes

This issue addresses the need for robust data validation to ensure data integrity and prevent security vulnerabilities. The implementation will use a validation library to define rules for all API inputs, with proper error handling and clear error messages for validation failures.