sysRoot/node-api1-project

Project for Node API 1 Module

Node API 1 Project Starter Code

Topics

• Building a RESTful API.
• Performing CRUD operations.
• Writing API endpoints.

Grab Starter Code

• Fork and Clone this repository.
• CD into the folder where you cloned the repository.

Assignment

Use Node.js and Express to build an API that performs CRUD operations on users.

• Add a .gitignore file appropriate for node.js projects.
• Add a new package.json.
• Add a server script to package.json that runs the API using nodemon.

Write endpoints

Add the code necessary to create a Web API and implement the following endpoints:

Method	URL	Description
POST	/api/users	Creates a user using the information sent inside the request body.
GET	/api/users	Returns an array users.
GET	/api/users/:id	Returns the user object with the specified id.
DELETE	/api/users/:id	Removes the user with the specified id and returns the deleted user.
PATCH	/api/users/:id	Updates the user with the specified id using data from the request body. Returns the modified user

User Schema

Each User resource should conform to the following structure (AKA schema):

{
  id: "a_unique_id", // hint: use the shortid npm package to generate it
  name: "Jane Doe", // String, required
  bio: "Not Tarzan's Wife, another Jane",  // String, required
}

Endpoint Specifications

When the client makes a POST request to /api/users:

• If the request body is missing the name or bio property:

  • respond with HTTP status code 400 (Bad Request).
  • return the following JSON response: { errorMessage: "Please provide name and bio for the user." }.

• If the information about the user is valid:

  • save the new user the the database.
  • respond with HTTP status code 201 (Created).
  • return the newly created user document.

• If there's an error while saving the user:

  • respond with HTTP status code 500 (Server Error).
  • return the following JSON object: { errorMessage: "There was an error while saving the user to the database" }.

When the client makes a GET request to /api/users:

• If there's an error in retrieving the users from the database:
  • respond with HTTP status code 500.
  • return the following JSON object: { errorMessage: "The users information could not be retrieved." }.

When the client makes a GET request to /api/users/:id:

• If the user with the specified id is not found:

  • respond with HTTP status code 404 (Not Found).
  • return the following JSON object: { message: "The user with the specified ID does not exist." }.

• If there's an error in retrieving the user from the database:

  • respond with HTTP status code 500.
  • return the following JSON object: { errorMessage: "The user information could not be retrieved." }.

When the client makes a DELETE request to /api/users/:id:

• If the user with the specified id is not found:

  • respond with HTTP status code 404 (Not Found).
  • return the following JSON object: { message: "The user with the specified ID does not exist." }.

• If there's an error in removing the user from the database:

  • respond with HTTP status code 500.
  • return the following JSON object: { errorMessage: "The user could not be removed" }.

When the client makes a PUT request to /api/users/:id:

• If the user with the specified id is not found:

  • respond with HTTP status code 404 (Not Found).
  • return the following JSON object: { message: "The user with the specified ID does not exist." }.

• If the request body is missing the name or bio property:

  • respond with HTTP status code 400 (Bad Request).
  • return the following JSON response: { errorMessage: "Please provide name and bio for the user." }.

• If there's an error when updating the user:

  • respond with HTTP status code 500.
  • return the following JSON object: { errorMessage: "The user information could not be modified." }.

• If the user is found and the new information is valid:

  • update the user document in the database using the new information sent in the request body.
  • respond with HTTP status code 200 (OK).
  • return the newly updated user document.

Stretch Problems

To work on the stretch problems you'll need to enable the cors middleware. Follow these steps:

• add the cors npm module: npm i cors.
• add server.use(cors()) after server.use(express.json()).

Create a new React application and connect it to your server:

• the React application can be anywhere, but, for this project create it inside the folder for the solution.
• connect to the /api/users endpoint in the API and show the list of users.
• add a delete button to each displayed user that will remove it from the server.
• add forms to add and update data.
• Style the list of users however you see fit.