jameskolwolf1/Vector.io_API

This is the backend and API for the VectoirIO website. It will store data and also make API calls to retrieve meaningful information. The data will contain information about the article, posts, comments, solutions, and the version/model of a computer component.

The URL for the API will be http://localhost:8080

Every "computerComponents" will contain unique information

List technologies that will be used in your app, including any libraries to save time or provide more functionality.

Javascript

MySQL

Express

Knex

Cors

For Authentication, there is a password and it is stored in .env and the variable name is "API_DB_PASSWORD" Also if your MySQL hostname is not "root" then the hostname needs to be changed.

The variable that stored it is "API_DB_HOSTNAME". you can also change the API URL or the Database host ip within that file.

This API may return a 400 or 404 Errors

GET /computerComponents

Return an array of computerComponents objects Example response body

GET /computerComponents/:id

Returns detail of a single computerComponent by id Example response body

GET /computerComponents/:id/solutions

Return a list of solutions based on the computerComponent id Example response body

GET /computerComponents/:id/versionOrModels

Return a list of versions or models for that computerComponent by id Example response body

GET /computerComponents/:id/posts

Return a list of posts by computerComponent id Example response body

POST /computerComponents/:id/posts

Creates a new post for this computerComponent Post body example Response body example

GET /posts

Return a list of all the posts Example response body

GET /posts/:id/comments

Return a list of comments by posts ID Example response body

POST /posts/:id/comments

Creates a new Comment for specific posts Post body example

PUT /comments/:id

Update the likes on that specific comment Regular Example Comment PUT body example response body example