gforien / rest-5min

REST API with MERN stack in less than 5 minutes

rest-5min ⌚⌚⌚

This simple REST API can be built in 5 min with MongoDB, Express and Node

Let's go !! 🏃

1" ⌚

• git clone
• npm init
• write README with fancy emojis ✨
• npm i express mongoose
• touch index.js
• write express configuration and route /
• npm start

2" ⌚

• npm i mocha chai chai-http expect sinon
• mkdir test && touch test/index.spec.js
• write basic tests
• npm test

3" ⌚

• setup new Mongo database
• setup new Heroku app (and add env variable MONGODB_URI)
• setup Travis-CI repo (and add env variable MONGODB_URI)
• touch run.sh (and add env variable MONGODB_URI)
• add fancy badges to README ✨
• npm run dev

4" ⌚

• write mongoose configuration and model
• write CRUD routes

5" ⌚

• npm run dev test
• npm run dev
• test CRUD routes with Postman
• git commit

Finish line 🏁🏆

What do I need to go that fast ? 💭

• a GitHub template repository with a nice README
• accounts on Travis-CI, Heroku, MongoDB Cloud
• a text editor with cool snippets
• a stopwatch ⌚

Why would I do that ? 💭

• if you need a REST API
• if you need it fast
• if you need it like, really fast

Gabriel FORIEN