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Express Testing Lab

Today, you will be adding automated testing to your Express API. You should have tests for each of the endpoints:

  • GET /gifs which will list out all gifs
  • GET /gifs/:id which will get a gif with a specific ID
  • POST /gifs which will add a new gif and return that new gif
  • PUT gifs/:id which will update a gif and return that gif
  • DELETE gifs/:id which will delete a gif

Your code should make sure that each endpoint returns what it is supposed to. Directions for setting up testing and implementing tests can be found in the Express Testing lesson.

Set Up

  1. First, fork and clone this repo and change directory into it.
  2. Run npm i to download required dependencies.
  3. Make sure you have mongodb running!
  4. Create a .env file and add your DATABASE_URL to it with your MongoDB Atlas connection string:
DATABASE_URL=mongodb+srv://dbuser:dfsasdt3qfvs@cluster0.scylw.mongodb.net/gaphyTestingLab?retryWrites=true&w=majority

Getting Started

  1. Run node db/seed.js to populate your database with seed data.
  2. Run nodemon index.js to start your development server. You should see the following:
[nodemon] starting `node index.js`
Hello world! Express GAphy API listening on port 3000
mongo connected at:  mongodb+srv://dbuser:gm1W3HMJ3L3tvVxx@cluster0.scylw.mongodb.net/gaphy?retryWrites=true&w=majority
✅ mongo connection made!

Happy coding!!!

Bonus: Add Testing to your MEHN Lab

If you have time, look up how to test a non-JSON webpage endpoint. Add testing to your MEHN lab using your research! You could also convert your application to an API and add testing to it that way if you prefer.