RESTful APIs: Node.js

4 hours of instruction

An introduction to RESTful conventions for building and querying an API, using Node.js.

OBJECTIVES

1. Understand the HTTP request lifecycle and the design conventions underpinning REST
2. Be able to implement a basic webserver using REST and make requests from a frontend client

PREREQUISITES

Databases: Advanced Relational

SYLLABUS & TOPICS COVERED

1. RESTful
   • The HTTP request lifecycle
   • REST design conventions
   • Serving up RESTful data
   • RESTful routing and frontend queries

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

Browser, Terminal, Text editor, VS Code