Developing API
API Development Process
- 1.Design & Planning
- ā¢Define requirements and use cases
- ā¢Choose API style (REST, GraphQL, etc.)
- ā¢Plan resources and endpoints
- 2.Prototyping & Implementation
- ā¢Set up project structure
- ā¢Develop endpoints
- ā¢Handle data models
- 3.Testing & Validation
- ā¢Unit and integration testing
- ā¢Performance testing
- ā¢Security testing
- 4.Documentation & Deployment
- ā¢Create API documentation
- ā¢Deploy to production environment
Express.js Application Structure
Creating Routes in Express.js
Controller Pattern
Connecting Routes to Controllers
Middleware in Express.js
Recommended Image
A flowchart or diagram showing the request flow through an Express.js
application, from client request through middleware, routes, controllers, to
database and back.
Further Reading
- ā¢[Building RESTful APIs with Express.js and Node.js](https://medium.com/@onejohi/building-a-simple-rest-api-with-nodejs-and-express-da6273ed7ca9)
- ā¢[How to Build a RESTful API with Express.js and MongoDB](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-restful-api-using-node-express-and-mongodb/)
- ā¢[Express.js Best Practices: MVC Project Structure](https://medium.com/better-programming/express-js-best-practices-mvc-project-structure-6e5444fc5b63)
- ā¢[Authentication and Authorization in Express.js APIs](https://stackabuse.com/authentication-and-authorization-with-jwts-in-express-js/)