Nodepop

Nodepop is an API for an e-commerce app that allow users to sell and buy second-hand products. This CRUD API has been created using Node.js, Express and mongoDB, and it allows you to create, edit, delete and filter ads. Each ad follows a name, price, photo, tags and sale (boolean value that informs if an item is for sale or purchase)) schema. MongoDB is used to store this data in a database.

1st step: install mongoDB

mongoDB must be installed in your computer to use this API. To do this:

• Go to the mongoDB website: https://www.mongodb.com/download-center/community
• Make sure you follow the installation steps for your SO. And that's it, the database will be up and running in mongodb://127.0.0.1/nodepop by default.

2nd step: go to the nodepop folder to run the following:

Deploy

npm install

Load initial data to database

npm run init-db

Launch the application in production

npm start

Launch the application for development

npm run dev

API methods

This API uses HTTP methods (GET and POST) to access the items stored in the database. You can find the full list of ads here: http://localhost:3000/api/ads

POST method

Use Postman to update this list or add a new ad. Make sure to select POST, raw and JSON. The schema must be as following:

{ 
  "name": "name of the item",
  "price": number,
  "photo": "photo.png",
  "tags": [ "example1", "example2"],
  "sale": true/false
 }

GET queries

• You can filter by name: http://localhost:3000/api/ads/?name=office%20chair
• You can check which items are for sale: http://localhost:3000/api/ads/?sale=true
• You can filter items by price: http://localhost:3000/api/ads/?price=20-50 (to see items with values between 20 and 50
• You can search items by tag: http://localhost:3000/api/ads/?tags=mobile

• For now, the only tags available are lifestyle, work, mobile and motor.