Build HTTP APIs with routing, middleware, validation, controllers, and error handling.
Lessons
Apply statelessness, resources, and uniform interfaces to your API.
REST Principles is easiest to learn by reading the example, changing it, and observing the result.
import express from 'express';
const app = express();
app.use(express.json());
const lessons = [];
app.get('/api/v1/lessons', (req, res) => res.json({ data: lessons }));
app.post('/api/v1/lessons', (req, res) => {
const lesson = { id: lessons.length + 1, ...req.body };
lessons.push(lesson);
res.status(201).json({ data: lesson });
});
app.put('/api/v1/lessons/:id', (req, res) => res.json({ data: { id: req.params.id, ...req.body } }));
app.delete('/api/v1/lessons/:id', (req, res) => res.status(204).end());
app.listen(3000);Practice the REST Principles example in a small scratch file, then explain what changed and why.