To get started, clone the repository through the command line Git Hub Repo.

Once cloned, install the dependencies for the repo by running the following commands (you do not have to run the first command if your command line is already inside the newly cloned respository):

cd Bridget_jones_diary_server

npm install

To run the code locally, type npm run dev in the terminal.

The server will be running on [!]http://localhost:3000/(http://localhost:3000/)

To access the live data for each continent the following End-point are:

1. https://bridget-jones-diary-server.onrender.com/users/register
2. https://bridget-jones-diary-server.onrender.com/users/login
3. https://bridget-jones-diary-server.onrender.com/users//category?

RESTful APIs most commonly utilize HTTP requests. Four of the most common HTTP methods in a REST environment are GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE, which are the methods by which a developer can create a CRUD system.

Create: Use the HTTP POST method to create a resource in a REST environment
Read: Use the GET method to read a resource, retrieving data without altering it
Update: Use the PUT method to update a resource
Delete: Use the DELETE or DESTROY method to remove a resource from the system

• diary /diary - GET - AS A USER I CAN SEE ALL THE POSTS
• show /diary/:id - GET
• create /diary - POST
• update /diary/:id - PATCH
• destory /diary/:id - DELETE

• index /users - GET - AS A USER I CAN SEE ALL THE CUSTOMERS
• show /users/register - Post
• create /users/login - POST
• update /users/:id - PATCH

• javascript
• node.js
• Express.js
• NPM
• nodemon
• json
• CRUD
• RESFUL API
• Git
• Postgres - Database
• Hoppscotch - (Testing the API End-Points)
• Postman - (Testing the API End-Points)
• jest - ( Testing framework )
• SuperTest (HTTP assertions made easy via superagent.)

nce Nodejs and Express.js was installed, the following code was added:

index.js

The following code:

require('dotenv').config();
const api = require('./api')

const port = process.env.PORT || 5000
 
api.listen(port, () => {
    console.log(`Example app listening on port ${port}`)
  })

In the api.js

const express = require('express')
const cors = require('cors')
const logger = require('morgan')
const app = express()

api.use(cors())
api.use(logger('dev'))


api.get("/", (req, res) => {
    res.json({
        name: "Discretion",
        description: "Send and receive private messages."
    })
})

module.exports = api

MODEL/DB -> CONTROLLER -> ROUTER -> APP

• cors
• dotenv
• express
• morgan
• nodemon

• pg

• jest
• supertest