NodeJs/Express/MongoDB RestAPI example

This is a sample REST api that includes the established norms for a rest API. I have not worked with node before but recently took Jon Mill's Course on pluralsight and created the example API from following along. For a full description of what a REST API should include, please checkout my post https://fundamentalsofcode.com/restful-web-services/ on what a RESTful webservice ought to offer.

Getting Started

You should be able to clone this repository and run npm init and have a working API after changing the mongoDb connection strings. I am using mLab for this example as I did not feel like installing mongoDb on my system. To run then in the console run gulp

Prerequisites

You'll need node package manager and node installed on your machine. Running npm install should install all dependencies.

Running the tests

Run gulp test.

Acknowledgments

• Jon Mills
• Roy Fielding
• Pluralsight