phase-4-code-challenge-two-superheroes: A Ruby repository from JESUSGIRL22

Certainly, here's a sample README.md file for your Rails Superhero API project:

# Superhero API

Welcome to the Superhero API, a Rails-based RESTful API that allows you to manage information about superheroes and their superpowers.

## Table of Contents

- [Project Overview](#project-overview)
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
  - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
  - [Project Setup](#project-setup)
  - [Database Initialization](#database-initialization)
  - [Running the Server](#running-the-server)
- [API Endpoints](#api-endpoints)
- [Response Format](#response-format)
- [Validation Handling](#validation-handling)
- [Testing](#testing)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [License](#license)

## Project Overview

This API provides endpoints to manage superheroes, their superpowers, and the relationships between them. You can create, read, update, and delete heroes and powers, as well as associate heroes with specific powers.

## Getting Started

### Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following installed on your system:

- [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/installation/)
- [Ruby on Rails](https://rubyonrails.org/)
- [Git](https://git-scm.com/)

### Project Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   ```bash
   git clone <repository-url>
   cd SuperheroAPI

Install project dependencies:
```
bundle install
```
Create the database and run migrations:
```
rails db:create
rails db:migrate
```

Database Initialization (Optional)

If you want to seed the database with sample data for testing, run:

rails db:seed

Running the Server

To start the API server, run:

rails server

The API will be accessible at http://localhost:3000.

API Endpoints

GET /heroes: Get a list of all superheroes.
GET /heroes/:id: Get details of a specific superhero by ID.
POST /heroes: Create a new superhero.
PATCH /heroes/:id: Update an existing superhero by ID.
DELETE /heroes/:id: Delete a superhero by ID.
GET /powers: Get a list of all superpowers.
GET /powers/:id: Get details of a specific superpower by ID.
POST /powers: Create a new superpower.
PATCH /powers/:id: Update an existing superpower by ID.
DELETE /powers/:id: Delete a superpower by ID.
POST /hero_powers: Associate a superhero with a superpower.

Response Format

JSON is used for API responses. The response format varies depending on the endpoint and HTTP status codes:

Successful responses have a status code of 200 OK.
Created responses have a status code of 201 Created.
Validation failures have a status code of 422 Unprocessable Entity.
Not found errors have a status code of 404 Not Found.

Validation Handling

When creating or updating resources, the API validates input data. If validation fails, the API returns a JSON response with details about the validation errors.

Testing

To run tests, use the following command:

rails test

You can also use tools like Postman or curl to manually test the API endpoints.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or create a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.


Replace `<repository-url>` with the actual URL of your private GitHub repository. This README provides an overview of your project, how to set it up, use the API, handle responses and validation, and contribute to the project. Make sure to keep it up-to-date as your project evolves.

JESUSGIRL22/phase-4-code-challenge-two-superheroes