REST API Built Using the Express Framework Exhibiting Common CRUD Operations On Routes

Date Course Taken: 11/21/17
Instructor/Code: Andrew Chalkley

Skills Learned

• Facilitating CRUD oprations on URI endpoints (PUT, DELETE, GET, POST, etc.)
  
• Defining and nesting schemas for MongoDB documents
  
• Defining custom middleware functions
  
• Defining custom middleware in the case specific route parameters exist to keep code DRY
  
• Defining custom methods on schema to customize existing document attributes
  
• Utilizing Mongoose hooks to run functions on certain db states (like pre 'save')
  
• Authorizing Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) requests by adding appropriate response headers in application level middleware
  
• Error handling on faulty requests
  

Comments:
Node is very granular in handling API requests. It is very interesting, the more I dig into node the more I see that it lets you be very explicit and control the request response cycle all in your hands. Spring Boot on the other hand has a high level of abstraction that some may like but I am enjoying node...I like seeing everything that is happening in the API creation and the accessing of routes. On the other hand for rapid development Spring with its auto-configurations would certainly seem easier short-term.

Note: node_modules folder has not been uploaded, simply run 'npm install' to load the required modules into your project