Build HTTP APIs with routing, middleware, validation, controllers, and error handling.
Lessons
Use string patterns, regex, and optional segments to match URLs.
Route Patterns and Matching 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());
app.get('/api/lessons', (req, res) => {
res.json([{ slug: 'express-routing', title: 'Express Routing' }]);
});
app.post('/api/lessons', (req, res) => {
res.status(201).json({ created: true, title: req.body.title });
});
app.listen(process.env.PORT || 3000);Practice the Route Patterns and Matching example in a small scratch file, then explain what changed and why.