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Home Β» Building RESTful APIs with Node.js and Express.js: A Comprehensive Guide
mkdir restful-api cd restful-api npm init -y
Step 2: Install DependenciesΒ
Install express and dotenv for server setup and environment management:Βnpm install express dot env
For development, install nodemon to auto-restart the server:npm install –save-dev nodemon
Update the package.json to include a script for running the server:Β” scripts ” : { ” start ” : ” node index.js “, “dev” : nodemon index.js” ;
const taskRoutes = require(‘./routes/taskRoutes’);app.use(‘/tasks’, taskRoutes);
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For real-world APIs, youβll use databases like MongoDB or PostgreSQL to persist data. Here, weβll briefly show MongoDB integration.Β
npm install mongoose
Create a .env file for environment variables:Β
PORT = 5000
MONGO_URI = mongodb://localhost27017/taskdb
Connect to the database in index.js
Update the routes to use this model for CRUD operations.Β
Add custom middleware for logging:Β
Error HandlingΒ
Create a centralized error handler:Β
Use tools like Postman or cURL to test the endpoints. For example:Β
Integrate JWT for secure authentication
Pagination and FilteringΒ
Add query parameters to the GET /tasks endpoint for pagination and filtering:Β
Use express-validator to validate inputs.
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Node.js and Express.js offer a lightweight, efficient, and scalable solution for building RESTful APIs, with a large ecosystem of libraries and tools.Β
The key principles of REST include statelessness, client-server architecture, cacheability, layered system, uniform interface, and code on demand (optional).Β
Β A basic Express.js server can be created by requiring the Express module, creating an app instance, defining routes, and listening on a port.Β
Middleware can be used by callingΒ app.use()Β and passing the middleware function, which will be executed for every request to the server.Β
Route parameters are dynamic segments of a URL that can be captured and used in the request handler, defined using a colon (e.g.,Β /users/:id).Β
Errors can be handled using error-handling middleware, which takes four arguments (err, req, res, next) and is defined after all other middleware and routes.Β
Β A RESTful resource is an object or representation of something that can be accessed and manipulated using standard HTTP methods.Β
A RESTful API can be structured by organizing routes, controllers, and models into separate files and directories for better maintainability.Β
CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) is a security feature that allows or restricts resources on a web server to be requested from another domain. It can be enabled using theΒ corsΒ middleware.Β
Logging can be handled using middleware likeΒ morganΒ to log HTTP requests and libraries likeΒ winstonΒ for more advanced logging.Β
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