Park Finder API

Description

An ASP.NET Core Web API that allows users to access data about the United States National Parks.

Enter the command dotnet tool install -g dotnet-script in Terminal (macOS) or PowerShell (Windows).

Enter the following commands in Terminal (macOS) or PowerShell (Windows):

cd desktop
git clone https://github.com/kwicz/ParkFinder.Solution
cd ParkFinder.Solution

In your terminal, type the following commands to make sure all necessary packages are included in the project and to launch in your browser:

cd ParkFinder
dotnet restore
dotnet build

Enter the following to update your database and tables for the program:

dotnet ef database update

In your terminal, type:

dotnet watch run

Hold command while clicking the link in your local terminal to your local address, which should be:

http://127.0.0.1:5000

Open MySQL WorkBench.
Navigate to the Schema tab.
Right click on k_wicz and select Table Data Import Wizard.
Select nationalParks.utf8.csv from the root directory of the project and click Next.
Select Use existing table and from the drop down, select k_wicz.parks. Click Next.
Confirm the data is correct and click Next.
Confirm executing the import.
Congratulations! You have a filled parks table that you can now query.

Once you have installed this program, you can use these endpoints on your local host in your browser.

Base URL: https://localhost:5000

GET /api/parks
POST /api/parks
GET /api/parks/{id}
PUT /api/parks/{id}
DELETE /api/parks/{id}

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	Returns matches by park name.
location	string	Returns all parks in specified location.
dateEstablished	string	Returns all parks established on specified date.
area	string	Returns all parks with specifed area.
description	string	Returns all parks with specified description.

https://localhost:5000/api/parks/?name=Epicodus&location=Portland&dateEstablished=January%201%2C%202010

You can explore these endpoints further after downloading this repo and exploring this API's Swagger Documentation.

No known bugs at this time.

Have a bug or an issue with this application? Open a new issue here on GitHub.