This is a test run for creating a RESTful API using Node.js, Express.js and MongoDB. In order to use this project, follow the steps below. This project assumes you already have Node.js installed. You may notice that some of the dependencies are not up to date, and this is intentional in order to utilize the tutorial made by Christopher Buecheler, which is highly recommended for further explanation of this project.
- In terminal window,
mkdir <YOUR PROJECT NAME>, thencd <YOUR PROJECT NAME> - Inside project folder,
git clone git@github.com:bam1056/nodetest1.gitthencd nodetest1 - Download dependencies using
npm install - Before continuing, you may need to install and configure Mongo for this project. Please follow the steps outlined below:
- In terminal
brew install mongodb - Still inside your project folder,
mkdir datathencd data - First,
mongod --dbpath c:\node\nodetest1\data\. When says listening on port 27017, ready to go! - In new terminal window,
mongo - Inside the mongo console window,
use nodetest1
- In terminal
- At this point, you should have a project ready to go to start listening for requests once you navigate back to your root project directory and type
npm start. Requests should be directed tohttp://localhost:3000.
Currently, this will only accept GET and POST requests to the following urls:
GETto /userlistPOSTto /adduser
Other RESTful requests can be implemented by following the styles outlined by these initial patterns in the routes/index.js file and standard JS logic. Again, please reference the tutorial from above for further reading. You can contact me directly at brett.macy.codes@gmail.com with any questions about this project. Thanks!