NodeJS Template

It's a new day, a new start, a new platform. Built to learn the MEAN Stack, forked from rwieruch and me.

Features

• Express
• REST API
• MongoDB (Mongoose)

Requirements

• node & npm
• [git]

Installation

• git clone git@github.com:rwieruch/node-express-mongodb-server.git
• cd node-express-mongodb-server
• npm install
• install node dependencies
  • visit https://www.robinwieruch.de/minimal-node-js-babel-setup/
  • npm install nodemon --save-dev
  • npm install @babel/core @babel/node --save-dev
  • npm install @babel/preset-env --save-dev
  • npm install dotenv --save
• install mongodb dependencies
  • npm install mongoose --save
  • visit https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-os-x/
  • brew tap mongodb/brew
  • brew install mongodb-community@6.0
  • brew services start/stop mongodb-community@6.0
• npm start
• optional: include .env in your .gitignore

GET Routes

• visit http://localhost:3000
  • /messages
  • /users

Beyond GET Routes

CURL

• Create a message with:
  • curl -X POST -H "Content-Type:application/json" http://localhost:3000/messages -d '{"text":"Hi again, World"}'
• Delete a message with:
  • curl -X DELETE -H "Content-Type:application/json" http://localhost:3000/messages/1

Postman

• Install Postman to interact with REST API
• Create a message with:
  • URL: http://localhost:3000/messages
  • Method: POST
  • Body: raw + JSON (application/json)
  • Body Content: { "text": "Hi again, World" }
• Delete a message with:
  • URL: http://localhost:3000/messages/1
  • Method: DELETE