/fcc-api-filemetadata

An express backend to return metadata on uploaded files. Part of freeCodeCamp's Back End Development and API certification projects.

Primary LanguageHTML

File Metadata Microservice

My solution!

I added an API in server.js that uses the multer package to return file metadata from an upload.

User Stories

  • You should provide your own project, not the example URL.
  • You can submit a form that includes a file upload.
  • The form file input field has the name attribute set to upfile.
  • When you submit a file, you receive the file name, type, and size in bytes within the JSON response.

Code Logic

  • Add log middleware to help with troubleshooting.
  • Create MongoDB schema and init Url model.
  • POST - /api/shorturl
    • Check if request URL is valid.
    • If new, add original_url to database.
      • Increment the max short_url and assign to new original_url.
    • Return original_url and short_url.
  • GET - /api/shorturl/:urlnum
    • Lookup original_url using short_url.
    • Redirect to original_url.