Profile management: Node.js and Express

This project uses the following environment variables:

• Install Node.js version 16.17.0
• Install POSTMAN

• Clone the repository

git clone  <git lab template url> <project_name>

• Install dependencies

cd <project_name>
npm install

• Build and run the project

node app.js

Navigate to http://localhost:3000 in POSTMAN

• API Document endpoints

  View Endpoint : http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users/view

  Add Endpoint : http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users/add

  Edit Endpoint : http://localhost:3000/api/v1/users/edit/:id

The main purpose of this repository is to show a project setup and workflow for writing get, post and update data and perform write file .

The folder structure of this app is explained below:

-- The endpoints and their functionalities that you need to create are as follows: -- 1) /add -> POST Method -> This route should add the data sent with the request body into the post.json file. -- Sample data sent with the request:

    "id": "1",
    "name": "updated name",
    "age": "22",
    "gender": "Male",
    "email": "userone@gmail.com"
}

• If the data is added successfully, then you should sent a response code of 200.

-- Output Here's what it looks like in action. ( Wait for GIF )

• 2. /view -> GET Method -> This route has a optional query param called id. If no query param get passed with the request then you should fetch all the data from the get.json file. If some id gets passed with the request query param, then you should send the details0 of the user having id equal to the id that comes with the request query.

• Sample request without query parameter:

• /view

• Expected response:

  [ {
    "id": "1",
    "name": "updated name",
    "age": "22",
    "gender": "Male",
    "email": "userone@gmail.com"
  },
  {
    "id": "2",
    "name": "user two",
    "age": "24",
    "gender": "Female",
    "email": "usertwo@gmail.com"
  },
  {
    "id": "3",
    "name": "user three",
    "age": "23",
    "gender": "Male",
    "email": "userthree@gmail.com"
  } ]

-- Output Here's what it looks like in action. ( Wait for GIF )

• Sample request with query parameter id:
• /view?id=2
• Expected response:

      "id": "2",
      "name": "user two",
      "age": "24",
      "gender": "Female",
      "email": "usertwo@gmail.com"
      }]

• If the data is fetched successfully, then you should send a response code of 200.

• Output Here's what it looks like in action. ( Wait for GIF )

• 3. /edit/:id -> PATCH Method -> This route should update the values of the of the user having id in post.json equal to the id that comes with the request URL. You can update name, age and email of a user.
• Sample request:
• /edit/3
• Sample data sent with the request:

    "name": "updated name"
}

Output Here's what it looks like in action. ( Wait for GIF )

This request should update the name of the user having id 3 in post.json as updated name. If the data is updated successfully, then you should send a status code of 200.

The current solution has an example for using a private npm repository. if you want to use the public npm repository, remove the .npmrc file.