Node API 2 Guided Project Starter Code

Guided project starter code for Node API 2 module.

In this project we will learn how to create a very simple Web API using Node.js and Express, and cover how to use Express Routers to break up the application to make it more maintainable.

Prerequisites

a REST client like insomnia or Postman installed.

Project Setup

fork and clone this repository.
CD into the folder where you cloned your fork.
type npm i to download dependencies.

Please follow along as the instructor builds the API step by step.

Public Endpoints

Hubs Resource: /api/hubs
Clients: /api/clients
Products: /api/products

Create a Product => /add_product (sad panda) the RESTful way is: POST /api/products Update a Product => /update_product (sad panda) the RESTful way is: PATCH/PUT /api/products/:id

Private Endpoints

Clients: /admin/clients
Products: /admin/products

Query Strings

The client assembles the URL to include the query string.

localhost:4000/api/hubs?limit=3&page=3

?limit=5 <-- query string

? ---> the beginning a the query string

limit=5 --> key/value pair

& --> separates key/value pairs

page=3 --> key/value pair

On the server we access the query string at req.query;