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Session 23 - 24-REST API With Express, Mongo and Mongoose

The document outlines the development of a REST API server using Express, MongoDB, and Mongoose. It details the steps for setting up the server, mapping HTTP requests to database operations, and testing the API using Postman. Key functionalities include creating, reading, updating, and deleting resources in the MongoDB database.

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Session 23 - 24-REST API With Express, Mongo and Mongoose

The document outlines the development of a REST API server using Express, MongoDB, and Mongoose. It details the steps for setting up the server, mapping HTTP requests to database operations, and testing the API using Postman. Key functionalities include creating, reading, updating, and deleting resources in the MongoDB database.

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REST API with Express, Mongo and

Mongoose
Objectives
◆ Develop a full-fledged REST API server with Express, MongoDB and
Mongoose

◆ Serve up various REST API end points together with interaction with the
MongoDB server.

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Full-Fledged REST API Server

GET Query Database

ate
POST Cre

Server REST API

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HTTP Request to Database Operation Mapping
◆ Every incoming request needs to be decoded to decide the nature
of the request:
 GET, PUT, POST, DELETE
 Resource affected
 Data in body of request

◆ Translate request to an equivalent database operation

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Express Router + MongoDB + Mongoose

Router().route(‘/uri’) Mongoose Schema


.get( + MongoDB

) Dishes.find({},

.post ( );
Dishes.create(
)
... )

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Update the Express Application
Update the Express Application
◆ Go to the conFusionServer folder where you had developed the
REST API server using Express generator.
◆ Copy the models folder from the node-mongoose folder to the
conFusionServer folder.
◆ Then install bluebird, mongoose and mongoose-currency Node
modules by typing the following at the prompt:

npm install mongoose mongoose-currency --legacy-peer-deps

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Update the Express Application
◆ Open app.js file and add in the code to connect to the MongoDB
server as follows:

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Update the Express Application
◆ Next open dishes.js in the models folder and update it as follows:

next

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Update the Express Application
◆ Now open dishRouter.js and update its code as follows:

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Update the Express Application

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Run & Test REST API
◆ Save the changes and start the server. Make sure your MongoDB server is up and running.
◆ Use postman and then perform several operations on the REST API. You can manually insert
sample data into dishes collection like the following example

Sample a document

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Run & Test REST API
◆ Start the Server:

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Run & Test REST API  Use Postman
◆ Get all
dishes:

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Run & Test REST API  Use Postman
◆ Create a
new dish:

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Run & Test REST API  Use Postman
◆ Get dish by
Id:

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Run & Test REST API  Use Postman
◆ Update
dish by Id:

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Run & Test REST API  Use Postman
◆ Delete dish
by Id:

◆ Get dish by Id
after delete:

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Accessing and updating comments within the dishes
◆ Add the following code to dishRouter.js to handle comments:

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dishRouter.js (contd)

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dishRouter.js (contd)

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dishRouter.js (contd)

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dishRouter.js (contd)

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dishRouter.js (contd)

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dishRouter.js (contd)

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Run & Test REST API
◆ Save the changes and start the server. Make sure your MongoDB server is
up and running.
◆ Use postman and then perform several operations on the REST API
◆ Start the Server:

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Summary
◆ Understand develop a full-fledged REST API server with Express,
MongoDB and Mongoose
◆ Understand serve up various REST API end points together with
interaction with the MongoDB server:
 Create
 Read
 Update
 Delete
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