Express REST Guest List API (in-memory)

A simple, naïve, in-memory RESTful guest list API in Express.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/upleveled/express-guest-list-api-memory-data-store.git
cd express-guest-list-api-memory-data-store
yarn
yarn start

Usage

Base URL

const baseUrl = 'http://localhost:5000';

Getting all guests (aka GET /)

const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/`);
const allGuests = await response.json();

Creating a new guest (aka POST /)

const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/`, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ firstName: 'Karl', lastName: 'Horky' }),
});
const createdGuest = await response.json();

Updating a guest (aka PATCH /:id)

const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/1`, {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ attending: true }),
});
const updatedGuest = await response.json();

Deleting a guest (aka DELETE /:id)

const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/1`, { method: 'DELETE' });
const deletedGuest = await response.json();

Deploying to Heroku

Create a Heroku account at Heroku - Sign up, and then click on this button:

This will set up a new application on your Heroku account using this repo as a template.