Express API Pets Back-End
About
In this module, students will practice the fundamental operations of creating, reading, updating, and deleting data (CRUD) using the Mongoose ODM library with Express. They will explore techniques for managing cross-origin resource sharing (CORS), allowing their APIs to safely interact with resources from various domains.
Additionally, they will gain hands-on practice with Postman to test API functionality under different scenarios. By the end of this module, students will be equipped with the essential skills to develop and maintain a fully functional API in Express.
Content
| Lesson | Skills |
|---|---|
| Setup | Setting up the development environment. |
| Concepts | Fundamentals of RESTful APIs. |
| Defining the Database | Define and export a mongoose model for use with an API. |
| Create Route | Build a create route that returns JSON. |
| Index Route | Build an index route that returns JSON. |
| Show Route | Build a show route that returns JSON. |
| Delete Route | Build a delete route that returns JSON. |
| Update Route | Build an update route that returns JSON. |
| CORS | Enable CORS for the API. |
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Prerequisites
- RESTful Routing
- Intro to Express
- Postman Setup Lab
- MongoDB Atlas Setup Lab
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