CSCI 421 - Lecture 5

Topics Covered

1. Part 2:6 - Writing a REST API: Exposing the MongoDB database to the application
• REST Overview
• Setting up an API in Express
• GET methods: Reading data
• POST methods - Adding data
• PUT methods - Updating data
• DELETE method - Deleting data
2. Part 2:7 - Consuming a REST API: Using an API from inside Express
• Calling an API from Express
• Getting Lists of Data from an API
• Getting a Single Document from an API
• Adding Data to the Database via the API
• Updating Data in the Database via the API
• Deleting Data in the Database via the API
• Data Validation to Protect Data Integrity
3. Mid-Term Exam Study Guide is here.

Instructor's notes:

Notes supplied by the instructor which augment the lecture are here.

Mid-Term Study Guide:

Following is the study guide for the Mid-Term: here.