/ninja_task_simple_book_api

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Simple Books API using Next.js 13 and Neon

Develop a REST API that allows you to reserve a book. This API should be fully founctional with SQL calls to Neon Database.

The API should mirror the funtionality available at:

https://simple-books-api.glitch.me

Deploy your REST API is available on Vercel.

Note: Study Steps 11, 12, and 13 to learn how to build APIs. Note middleware (Step 13) should be used to implement authentication.

Endpoints

Status

GET /status

Returns the status of the API.

List of books

GET /books

Returns a list of books.

Optional query parameters:

  • type: fiction or non-fiction
  • limit: a number between 1 and 20.

Get a single book

GET /books/:bookId

Retrieve detailed information about a book.

Submit an order

POST /orders

Allows you to submit a new order. Requires authentication.

The request body needs to be in JSON format and include the following properties:

  • bookId - Integer - Required
  • customerName - String - Required

Example

POST /orders/
Authorization: Bearer <YOUR TOKEN>

{
  "bookId": 1,
  "customerName": "John"
}

The response body will contain the order Id.

Get all orders

GET /orders

Allows you to view all orders. Requires authentication.

Get an order

GET /orders/:orderId

Allows you to view an existing order. Requires authentication.

Update an order

PATCH /orders/:orderId

Update an existing order. Requires authentication.

The request body needs to be in JSON format and allows you to update the following properties:

  • customerName - String

Example

PATCH /orders/PF6MflPDcuhWobZcgmJy5
Authorization: Bearer <YOUR TOKEN>

{
  "customerName": "John"
}

Delete an order

DELETE /orders/:orderId

Delete an existing order. Requires authentication.

The request body needs to be empty.

Example

DELETE /orders/PF6MflPDcuhWobZcgmJy5
Authorization: Bearer <YOUR TOKEN>

API Authentication

To submit or view an order, you need to register your API client.

POST /api-clients/

The request body needs to be in JSON format and include the following properties:

  • clientName - String
  • clientEmail - String

Example

{
   "clientName": "Postman",
   "clientEmail": "valentin@example.com"
}

The response body will contain the access token. The access token is valid for 7 days.

Possible errors

Status code 409 - "API client already registered." Try changing the values for clientEmail and clientName to something else.