simple-sifu/tutorial-nodejs

tutorial-nodejs

Header

• content
• cookies
• auth

Setup

• npm init -y
• npm install --D nodemon

linting code

• npm init @eslint/config

• Get eslint plugin, add this code to your settings.json

 {
  "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
    "source.fixAll": true
  },
  "eslint.validate": ["javascript"]
 }

Postman is a headless browser we can use to test

• collections are stored in server/postman dir

HTTP Codes

2.xx Success

• 200 - Success
• 201 - Created, new insert in db.
• 204 - No content, delete request and return nothing.

3.xx Redirection - something is moved

• 304 - not modified - Get request but nothing is changed on server

4.xx Client Error - clients fault

• 400 - Bad Request - submitted a form with bad email. Did not give what was needed to be successful
• 401 - Unauthorized - no access, trying to access something, that requires a login authentication
• 404 - Not Found - not there

5.xx Server Error

• 500 - Internal Server Error

Restful API Standards

• GET /todos (Get all)
• GET /todos/1 (Get a todo with id=1)
• POST /todos (Add a todo)
• PUT /todos/1 (Update todo with id=1)
• DELETE /todos/1 (Delete todo with id=1)