This API was built on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS using Node.js on v9.2.1 and npm 5.5.1.
Run this to install postgresql:
sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib
Run this command to apply the migration that creates the database and table used by the program:
sudo -u <username> psql -f job-queue.sql
The config.js file includes support for environment variables if you are not using the default Postgresql user, host, or port.
Set the environment variable for your user's password:
export PGPASSWORD="your-password"
Install dependencies and create bin script link:
sudo npm install -g && npm install
Start the API:
node app.js
Add a job:
curl -XPOST localhost:5000/job -d '{"url":"www.google.com"}' -H "content-type: application/json"
POST Response:
{id: 1}
Check job status:
curl -XGET localhost:5000/job/1
GET Response:
{
id: 1,
url: "http://www.google.com"
complete: true
html: "<!doctype html><html xml…;</script></body></html>"
}
Run the bin script that populates the html column:
job-queue
Use the -h option for instructions on running with custom limit and time interval.