brianwmorgan / movies-theaters-and-reviews-server

The We Love Movies server is a backend API built with RESTful architecture to handle HTTP requests from the frontend client application, which was designed by Thinkful. The server allows a user to look up movies, theaters, and reviews from the client app. It also allows an admin to update and delete reviews.

We Love Movies | Application Server

The We Love Movies server is a backend API built with RESTful architecture to handle HTTP requests from the frontend client application, which was designed by Thinkful. The server allows a user to look up movies, theaters, and reviews from the client app. It also allows an admin to update and delete reviews.

Links

Server deployed to Render (use the /movies, /theaters, or /reviews routes listed below)
Client App designed by Thinkful

Technology

• JavaScript, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, Knex

Installation

Server

1. Fork and clone this repository.
2. Run npm install to install project dependencies.
3. Run npm start to start the server locally.

Client Application

1. Go to Thinkful's starter code on GitHub.
2. Fork and clone the repository.
3. Run npm install to install project dependencies.
4. Run `npm start' to start the client app locally.

Backend API

Routes

The API allows for the following routes:

Method	Route	Description
GET	/movies	Lists all movies.
GET	/movies/:movieId	Reads a specific movie by movie_id.
GET	/movies/:movieId/theaters	Lists all theaters that are playing a specific movie.
GET	/movies/:movieId/reviews	Lists all reviews for a specific movie.
GET	/theaters	Lists all theaters.
GET	/reviews	Lists all reviews.
PUT	/reviews/:reviewId	Updates a specific review by review_id.
DELETE	/reviews/:reviewId	Deletes a specific review by review_id.

HTTP Methods

Route	Get	Put	Delete
/movies	✅	❌	❌
/movies/:movieId	✅	❌	❌
/movies/:movieId/theaters	✅	❌	❌
/movies/:movieId/reviews	✅	❌	❌
/theaters	✅	❌	❌
/reviews	✅	❌	❌
/reviews/:reviewId	❌	✅	✅