arjuncvinod / build-your-own-restful-api

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Build-Your-Own-RESTful-API

Example Documents

{
    "_id" : ObjectId("5c139771d79ac8eac11e754a"),
    "title" : "API",
    "content" : "API stands for Application Programming Interface. It is a set of subroutine definitions, communication protocols, and tools for building software. In general terms, it is a set of clearly defined methods of communication among various components. A good API makes it easier to develop a computer program by providing all the building blocks, which are then put together by the programmer."
}


{
    "_id" : ObjectId("5c1398aad79ac8eac11e7561"),
    "title" : "Bootstrap",
    "content" : "This is a framework developed by Twitter that contains pre-made front-end templates for web design"
}


{
    "_id" : ObjectId("5c1398ecd79ac8eac11e7567"),
    "title" : "DOM",
    "content" : "The Document Object Model is like an API for interacting with our HTML"
}

Server Starting Code

const express = require("express");
const bodyParser = require("body-parser");
const ejs = require("ejs");
const mongoose = require('mongoose');

const app = express();

app.set('view engine', 'ejs');

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({
  extended: true
}));
app.use(express.static("public"));

//TODO

app.listen(3000, ()=> {
  console.log("Server started on port 3000");
});

Re-populate Database

{
    "_id" : "5c18e1892998bdb3b3d355bf",
    "title" : "REST",
    "content" : "REST is short for REpresentational State Transfer. IIt's an architectural style for designing APIs."
}


{
    "_id" : ObjectId("5c139771d79ac8eac11e754a"),
    "title" : "API",
    "content" : "API stands for Application Programming Interface. It is a set of subroutine definitions, communication protocols, and tools for building software. In general terms, it is a set of clearly defined methods of communication among various components. A good API makes it easier to develop a computer program by providing all the building blocks, which are then put together by the programmer."
}


{
    "_id" : ObjectId("5c1398aad79ac8eac11e7561"),
    "title" : "Bootstrap",
    "content" : "This is a framework developed by Twitter that contains pre-made front-end templates for web design"
}


{
    "_id" : ObjectId("5c1398ecd79ac8eac11e7567"),
    "title" : "DOM",
    "content" : "The Document Object Model is like an API for interacting with our HTML"
}


{
    "_id" : "5c18f35cde40ab6cc551cd60",
    "title" : "Jack Bauer",
    "content" : "Jack Bauer once stepped into quicksand. The quicksand couldn't escape and nearly drowned.",
    "__v" : 0
}