diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+import server from "./src/server.js";
+
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+const HOST = process.env.HOST || "127.0.0.1";
+
+server.listen(PORT, HOST, () => {
+  console.log(`Todo API running at http://${HOST}:${PORT}/`);
+  console.log("Available endpoints:");
+  console.log("  GET    /todos     - Get all todos");
+  console.log("  POST   /todos     - Create todo");
+  console.log("  PUT    /todos/:id - Update todo");
+  console.log("  DELETE /todos/:id - Delete todo");
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "nodeapi-template",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Basic node.js API template",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node index.js",
+    "dev": "node --watch index.js"
+  },
+  "type": "module"
+}
diff --git a/src/controllers/todoController.js b/src/controllers/todoController.js
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+import { sendJSON, parseBody } from "../utils/helpers.js";
+import {
+  getTodos,
+  addTodo,
+  updateTodoById,
+  deleteTodoById,
+} from "../data/todos.js";
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} Todo
+ * @property {number} id - Todo unique identifier
+ * @property {string} text - Todo text content
+ * @property {boolean} completed - Todo completion status
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} CreateTodoRequest
+ * @property {string} text - Todo text content
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} UpdateTodoRequest
+ * @property {string} [text] - Todo text content
+ * @property {boolean} [completed] - Todo completion status
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} RequestWithParams
+ * @property {Object} params - Request parameters
+ * @property {string} params.id - Todo ID from URL
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Get all todos
+ * @param {import('http').IncomingMessage} req - HTTP request object
+ * @param {import('http').ServerResponse} res - HTTP response object
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export const getAllTodos = (req, res) => {
+  /** @type {Todo[]} */
+  const todos = getTodos();
+  sendJSON(res, 200, todos);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create a new todo
+ * @param {import('http').IncomingMessage} req - HTTP request object
+ * @param {import('http').ServerResponse} res - HTTP response object
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export const createTodo = (req, res) => {
+  parseBody(req, (error, data) => {
+    if (error) {
+      return sendJSON(res, 400, { error: "Invalid JSON" });
+    }
+
+    /** @type {CreateTodoRequest} */
+    const todoData = data;
+
+    if (!todoData.text) {
+      return sendJSON(res, 400, { error: "Text is required" });
+    }
+
+    /** @type {Todo} */
+    const newTodo = addTodo(todoData.text);
+    sendJSON(res, 201, newTodo);
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Update an existing todo
+ * @param {import('http').IncomingMessage & RequestWithParams} req - HTTP request object with params
+ * @param {import('http').ServerResponse} res - HTTP response object
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export const updateTodo = (req, res) => {
+  parseBody(req, (error, data) => {
+    if (error) {
+      return sendJSON(res, 400, { error: "Invalid JSON" });
+    }
+
+    /** @type {UpdateTodoRequest} */
+    const updateData = data;
+
+    /** @type {Todo | null} */
+    const updatedTodo = updateTodoById(req.params.id, updateData);
+
+    if (updatedTodo) {
+      sendJSON(res, 200, updatedTodo);
+    } else {
+      sendJSON(res, 404, { error: "Todo not found" });
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Delete a todo
+ * @param {import('http').IncomingMessage & RequestWithParams} req - HTTP request object with params
+ * @param {import('http').ServerResponse} res - HTTP response object
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export const deleteTodo = (req, res) => {
+  /** @type {boolean} */
+  const deleted = deleteTodoById(req.params.id);
+
+  if (deleted) {
+    sendJSON(res, 200, { message: "Todo deleted" });
+  } else {
+    sendJSON(res, 404, { error: "Todo not found" });
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/data/todos.js b/src/data/todos.js
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+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} Todo
+ * @property {number} id - Todo unique identifier
+ * @property {string} text - Todo text content
+ * @property {boolean} completed - Todo completion status
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} TodoUpdate
+ * @property {string} [text] - Todo text content
+ * @property {boolean} [completed] - Todo completion status
+ */
+
+/**
+ * In-memory storage for todos
+ * @type {Todo[]}
+ */
+let todos = [
+  { id: 1, text: "Learn Node.js", completed: false },
+  { id: 2, text: "Build an API", completed: true },
+];
+
+/**
+ * Get all todos
+ * @returns {Todo[]} Array of all todos
+ */
+export const getTodos = () => todos;
+
+/**
+ * Add a new todo
+ * @param {string} text - Todo text content
+ * @returns {Todo} The newly created todo
+ */
+export const addTodo = (text) => {
+  /** @type {Todo} */
+  const newTodo = {
+    id: todos.length > 0 ? Math.max(...todos.map((t) => t.id)) + 1 : 1,
+    text,
+    completed: false,
+  };
+  todos.push(newTodo);
+  return newTodo;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Update a todo by ID
+ * @param {string} id - Todo ID to update
+ * @param {TodoUpdate} updates - Properties to update
+ * @returns {Todo | null} Updated todo or null if not found
+ */
+export const updateTodoById = (id, updates) => {
+  /** @type {number} */
+  const todoIndex = todos.findIndex((todo) => todo.id === parseInt(id));
+  if (todoIndex === -1) return null;
+
+  todos[todoIndex] = { ...todos[todoIndex], ...updates };
+  return todos[todoIndex];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Delete a todo by ID
+ * @param {string} id - Todo ID to delete
+ * @returns {boolean} True if deleted, false if not found
+ */
+export const deleteTodoById = (id) => {
+  /** @type {number} */
+  const todoIndex = todos.findIndex((todo) => todo.id === parseInt(id));
+  if (todoIndex === -1) return false;
+
+  todos.splice(todoIndex, 1);
+  return true;
+};
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
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+import http from "node:http";
+import url from "node:url";
+import { sendJSON, setCorsHeaders } from "./utils/helpers.js";
+import {
+  getAllTodos,
+  createTodo,
+  updateTodo,
+  deleteTodo,
+} from "./controllers/todoController.js";
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} ApiEndpoints
+ * @property {string} "GET /todos" - Get all todos
+ * @property {string} "POST /todos" - Create todo
+ * @property {string} "PUT /todos/:id" - Update todo
+ * @property {string} "DELETE /todos/:id" - Delete todo
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} RootResponse
+ * @property {string} message - API name
+ * @property {string} version - API version
+ * @property {ApiEndpoints} endpoints - Available endpoints
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} ErrorResponse
+ * @property {string} error - Error message
+ */
+
+/**
+ * HTTP server that handles Todo API requests
+ * @type {http.Server}
+ */
+const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+  /** @type {url.UrlWithParsedQuery} */
+  const parsedUrl = url.parse(req.url, true);
+  /** @type {string} */
+  const path = parsedUrl.pathname;
+  /** @type {string} */
+  const method = req.method;
+
+  setCorsHeaders(res);
+
+  if (method === "OPTIONS") {
+    res.statusCode = 200;
+    res.end();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Routes
+  if (path === "/" && method === "GET") {
+    // Root route
+    sendJSON(res, 200, {
+      message: "Todo API",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+      endpoints: {
+        "GET /todos": "Get all todos",
+        "POST /todos": "Create todo",
+        "PUT /todos/:id": "Update todo",
+        "DELETE /todos/:id": "Delete todo",
+      },
+    });
+  } else if (path === "/todos" && method === "GET") {
+    getAllTodos(req, res);
+  } else if (path === "/todos" && method === "POST") {
+    createTodo(req, res);
+  } else if (path.match(/^\/todos\/\d+$/) && method === "PUT") {
+    /** @type {string} */
+    const id = path.split("/")[2];
+    req.params = { id };
+    updateTodo(req, res);
+  } else if (path.match(/^\/todos\/\d+$/) && method === "DELETE") {
+    /** @type {string} */
+    const id = path.split("/")[2];
+    req.params = { id };
+    deleteTodo(req, res);
+  } else {
+    sendJSON(res, 404, { error: "Route not found" });
+  }
+});
+
+export default server;
diff --git a/src/utils/helpers.js b/src/utils/helpers.js
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+/**
+ * @callback ParseBodyCallback
+ * @param {Error | null} error - Parse error if any
+ * @param {Object} data - Parsed JSON data
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Set CORS headers on response
+ * @param {import('http').ServerResponse} res - HTTP response object
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export const setCorsHeaders = (res) => {
+  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
+  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, PUT, DELETE");
+  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type");
+};
+
+/**
+ * Send JSON response
+ * @param {import('http').ServerResponse} res - HTTP response object
+ * @param {number} statusCode - HTTP status code
+ * @param {Object | Array} data - Data to send as JSON
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export const sendJSON = (res, statusCode, data) => {
+  res.statusCode = statusCode;
+  res.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
+  res.end(JSON.stringify(data));
+};
+
+/**
+ * Parse request body as JSON
+ * @param {import('http').IncomingMessage} req - HTTP request object
+ * @param {ParseBodyCallback} callback - Callback function with parsed data or error
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export const parseBody = (req, callback) => {
+  /** @type {string} */
+  let body = "";
+  req.on("data", (chunk) => {
+    body += chunk.toString();
+  });
+  req.on("end", () => {
+    try {
+      /** @type {Object} */
+      const data = body ? JSON.parse(body) : {};
+      callback(null, data);
+    } catch (error) {
+      callback(error);
+    }
+  });
+};