User Manager
This repository contains a simple demo API built with NodeJS. The API is used to manage users in a MongoDB database.
Development
This application was developed using ExpressJS. MongoDB was used for persisting data with Mongoose as ORM.
Installation
- Start up your terminal (or Command Prompt on Windows OS).
- Ensure that you've
node
installed on your PC. - Clone the repository by entering the command
git clone https://github.com/andela-bolajide/UserManager
in the terminal. - Navigate to the project folder using
cd UserManager
on your terminal (or command prompt) - After cloning, install the application's dependencies with the command
npm install
. - Create a
.env
file in your root directory as described in.env.sample
file. Variables such as DB_URL (which must be a mongoDB URL) and PORT are defined in the .env file and it is essential you create this file before running the application.
PORT=3000
DB_URL='mongodb://john:doe@localhost:27017/databaseName'
- After this, you can then start the server with the command:
npm start
.
Testing
To ensure that your installation is successful you'll need to run tests.
The command: npm test
makes this possible. It isn't functional right now, but once it's done you'll be notified via the README.
API Documentation
The API only has one endpoint which is the /users
endpoint for saving users to the database. The endpoint works with the HTTP verbs: POST
, GET
, PUT
, DELETE
.
POST HTTP Request
POST
/users- INPUT:
name: John Doe
email: john.doe@gmail.com
password: johndoe
HTTP Response
- HTTP Status:
201: created
- JSON data
{
"_id": "59071791b0lkscm2325794",
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "john.doe@gmail.com",
"password": "johndoe",
"__v": 0
}
GET HTTP Response
GET
/users
[
{
"_id": "59071791b0lkscm2325794",
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "john.doe@gmail.com",
"password": "johndoe",
"__v": 0
}
]
GET HTTP Response
GET
/users/:id
{
"_id": "59071791b0lkscm2325794",
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "john.doe@gmail.com",
"password": "johndoe",
"__v": 0
}
DELETE HTTP Response
DELETE
/users/:id
User John Doe was deleted
POST HTTP Request
PUT
/users/:id- INPUT:
name: Jane Doe
email: jane.doe@gmail.com
password: janedoe
HTTP Response
- HTTP Status:
200: OK
- JSON data
{
"_id": "59071791b0lkscm2325794",
"name": "Jane Doe",
"email": "jane.doe@gmail.com",
"password": "janedoe",
"__v": 0
}
Author
Olajide Bolaji 'Nuel - Software Developer at Andela