Pre API

File Based Databse REST API

A very simple prototype file based database REST API developed using Nodejs, ExpressJS, its easy to use to any type of project

Usecases

• Dont wait for BE you can use till BE is ready
• Learn CRUD operations without having API dependencies
• No real database required
• Build Prototype based apps and more

Docs

How to use?

1. Download or fork it
2. run npm install
3. npm start

Thats it.

It can be accessible here : http://localhost:3030/todos

* Feel free to change port

Feel free to use VSCode REST Client extension docs are already available in docs/API.rest file

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Get Todos (anything)

GET: http://localhost:3030/todos

{
  "todos": [
    {
      "id": "eBPNbH6TOc40qu6DWcRv",
      "todo": "Visit office space",
      "isCompleted": true,
      "created_at": "2022-12-07T19:10:39.106Z"
    }
  ],
  "message": "Todo fetched successfully!"
}

Create

POST http://localhost:3030/todo
Content-Type: {{contentType}}

{
    "todo": "New todo item",
    "isCompleted": true
}

Response

{
  "todos": [
    {
      "id": "eBPNbH6TOc40qu6DWcRv",
      "todo": "New todo item",
      "isCompleted": true,
      "created_at": "2022-12-07T19:10:39.106Z"
    }
  ],
  "message": "Todo fetched successfully!"
}

Delete

DELETE http://localhost:3030/todo/{id}
Content-Type: {{contentType}}

Response (OK)

{
  "message": "Deleted Successfully!"
}

Response (Not exist)

{
  "message": "Data doesn't exist or please check the id"
}

File Database

All database files should be under src/data/ folder

Example database for Todo src/data/data.json