Simple Node with Express Server with REST API

An easy way to get started with a Express server offering a REST API with Node.js.

Features

• Mongoose
• Express
• REST API
• Windston logger
• Body-parser for Json

Requirements

• node & npm
• git

Installation

• install npm package manager
• git clone [email protected]:rwieruch/node-express-server-rest-api.git
• cd api-server
• npm install
• start mongodb service (mongod)
• npm start
• optional: include .env in your .gitignore

POST Routes

• visit http://localhost:3000/postMessage

CURL

• Create a message with:
  • curl -X POST -H "Content-Type:application/json" http://localhost:3000/messages -d '{"text":"Hi again, World"}'

Postman

• Install Postman to interact with REST API
• Create a message with:
  • URL: http://localhost:3000/postMessage
  • Method: POST
  • Body: raw + JSON (application/json)
  • Body Content: { "text": "Hi again, World" }