🧠 Messages API — Rails-Based API Practice Project

📌 Overview

This repo was built to explore API-driven development using Ruby on Rails. It’s a backend-only service tailored for endpoint testing via Postman, with a focus on clean routing, controller logic, and structured JSON responses.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Framework: Ruby on Rails (API mode)
• Database: SQLite / PostgreSQL
• Tools: Postman, Rails CLI, ActiveRecord

🚀 Features

• RESTful endpoints for message creation and retrieval
• JSON-based responses for easy API consumption
• No frontend views—pure backend logic
• Ideal for Postman testing and API experimentation

📁 Structure Highlights

• app/controllers/messages_controller.rb: Handles API requests
• app/models/message.rb: Defines message schema
• config/routes.rb: Sets up RESTful routing
• db/schema.rb: Reflects current database structure

🧪 How to Run Locally

git clone https://github.com/AdityaChavan2681/Messages-api.git
cd Messages-api
bundle install
rails db:create db:migrate
rails server

🧠 Reflection This project helped me understand Rails as an API engine, focusing on clean controller logic and endpoint behavior. It’s a lean build that sharpened my skills in backend testing, structured data delivery, and RESTful practice.