khush2706 / quotes-api

This API contains over 100 quotes and 3 endpoints that can be served over a node-based environment.

Inspirational Quotes API

This API is designed to return quotes to the user.

Endpoints

• / => Will return all the quotes listed in the quotes.json file.
• /:id => id is a variable which returns a quote having that id.
• /random => Will return a random quote from the list of quotes.

Run the application

• Make sure you have NodeJS installed. Check it by typing this command in your terminal -

node --version

• Fork this repository.

• Clone this repository by running the following command in your terminal -

git clone https://github.com/GDSC-RTU/quotes-api

• cd into the folder by using the following command -

cd quotes-api

• Install the dependencies by running the following command -

npm install

• To run the application, type the following command in your terminal -

npm run start

• Access the results produced by accessing the following URL in your browser -

localhost:8080

Run within docker

If you are more familiar with Docker, you can also build an image using the Dockerfile and start it:

$ docker build -t quotes-api .
$ docker run -p 8080:8080 quotes-api

Contribution Guidelines

Check contribution.md if you want to learn how to make a contribution.

Append your quote to quote.json inside the quote/ folder and raise the PR.

{  
    "quote":"Your new Quote",
    "author":"Author of your quote",
    "id": "+1 the previous id"
}

Note :

• Please avoid the repetition of quotes.
• Do not make any changes in other files.
• Do not repeat the id's