nerdsrob/node-rest-api

node rest api to run on localhost to create dummy endpoints

node-rest-api

node.js REST API scaffold to create dummy endpoints on localhost.

Requirements

• local mysql database
• node package installed on your machine

Setup

• run mysql -u {username} -p {database_name} < db_schema.sql to import the db schema
• create .env file in root directory of this project
• add environment variables for your mysql configuration, see example syntax below
• add your new endpoints under /routes/{your_endpoint}.js
• add your routing to app.js
• run npm start
• curl localhost:3000/{your_endpoint}

.env file syntax

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USER=root
DB_PASS=pass
DB_NAME=database_name

API_SECRET=helterskelter