otsembo/JSON-SERVER

projectname-mock-api

Prerequisite

• Create a folder

mkdir <projectname>-mock-api
cd <projectname>-mock-api

Step 1: Create a node js project

npm init -y

Step 2: Install json server dependency

npm i json-server

Step 3: Create server.js

const jsonServer = require('json-server')

const server = jsonServer.create()

const router = jsonServer.router('db.json')
const middlewares = jsonServer.defaults()
 
server.use(middlewares)
server.use('/api', router)
server.listen(process.env.PORT || 5000, () => {
  console.log('JSON Server is running')
})

Step 4: Create db.json

{
  "articles": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "title": "Example Article",
      "content": "This is an example."
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "title": "Second Article",
      "content": "This is also an example."
    },
    {
      "title": "Third Article",
      "content": "Another example!",
      "id": 3
    }
  ]
}

Step 5: Run the Node JS Project

node server.js

Step 6: Test - List Users API

http://localhost:5000/api/articles