Project Goals

• Implement CRUD operations
• Store complex, relational data in MongoDB using Mongoose
• Implement data validation
• Implement authentication and authorization
• Handle and log errors effectively
• Set up configuration for various environments (dev, test, prod)
• Write unit and integration tests
• Build features using test-driven development

About Project

Video rental APIs

Setup

Make sure to follow all these steps exactly as explained below. Do not miss any steps or you won't be able to run this application.

Install MongoDB

To run this project, you need to install the latest version of MongoDB Community Edition first.

https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/installation/

Once you install MongoDB, make sure it's running.

Install MongoDB

To run this project, you need to install the latest version of MongoDB Community Edition first.

https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/installation/

Once you install MongoDB, make sure it's running.

Install the Dependencies

Next, from the project folder, install the dependencies:

npm i

Populate the Database

node seed.js

Run the Tests

You're almost done! Run the tests to make sure everything is working:

npm test

All tests should pass.

Start the Server

node index.js

This will launch the Node server on port 3900. If that port is busy, you can set a different point in config/default.json.

Open up your browser and head over to:

http://localhost:3900/api/genres

You should see the list of genres. That confirms that you have set up everything successfully.

Environment Variables

You need to create default.json file in config folder in project root folder and setup default enviroment variables.

• jwtPrivateKey : used to encrypt JSON web tokens

• db : used to hold mongoDB connection string

  On Windows:

  set jwtPrivateKey = yourSecureKey
  set db = yourDBconnectionString
  

  Powershell:

  New-Item -Path '.\config\default.json' -ItemType File -Force