Description
a simple API fetch & parsing example
How-to
How to add token:
- add a file named '.env' in root dir with your auth token (see .env-example for expected format)
How to run example:
./node_fetch.js
How to run tests:
./run_tests.js
Library Descriptions
- dotenv: used to hold auth tokens without checking into repo
- node-fetch: used to perform http requests
- querystring: used to build url from parameters
files
- node_fetch.js : primary entrance
- run_tests.js : run tests
- src/ : contains exported functions called in node_fetch.js
- test_data: contains data used for testing
Requirements
- Some ecmascript functions might be used, currently tested on nodejs version 'v8.11.2'
- basic unix utils