mrapptastic / truecoloursapi

One API for every thinkable color. Each and every colour combination has its own name - didn't you know that? Some even have several.

TrueColoursAPI

"I see your true colours shining through... They are beatiful like a rainbow..."

Don't we all just love Cindi Lauper?

One API for every thinkable color. Each and every colour combination has its own name - didn't you know that? Some even have several...

This API enables you to perform various requests regarding RGB, Hex, HSL and CMYK colours.

Demo App written in Vue3: https://stackblitz.com/edit/vue-smundz

How to install:

1. Ensure that you have the right .NET environment installed on your machine. The application requires at least .NET Core 3.1 with Entity Framework and MySQL
2. Create a local MySQL db with the name 'namedb'. User must be set to 'root' and have no password set (Otherwise, you will need to change the connection string manually...).
3. According to your environment setup run the relevant update database command. E.g. in .NET Core CLI run 'dotnet ef database update'.
4. According to your environment setup run the relevant build command. E.g. in .NET Core CLI run 'dotnet build'.
5. According to your environment setup run the relevant run command. E.g. in .NET Core CLI run 'dotnet run'.
6. Just wait until the API starts up and you will have a complete API with seed data.