Back End Development

Back End Development

Tools

• MongoBD
• Node.js
• Express.js

Structure

The server folder holds all of the back-end data that runs the api routs, the database, and all other back-end needs.

• server
  • app
    • models
    • routes
  • config
  • node_modules
  • package.json
  • server.js

app

The app folder holds most of the javascript code that runs the back-end.

models

The models folder holds all of the schema files for the database. MongoDB uses sachemas to define the json object it will store in the database. Each model file should have the same name as the routes file it is associated to. Learn how to create a new schema file here.

Current Schemas

• player.js
• organization.js
• team.js
• staff.js
• athlete.js

routes

The routes folder holds all of the route files for the api. Express.js uses a RESTful design scheme to define routes to allow communication to the database. Each schema needs to have a routes file with the same name. Each routes file needs to provide only the gets and sets that are required at the time. If you do not need to write to a specific variable in that schema there is no need to define a route that does this. If a route is needed then you can go in and create a route for your needs. Learn how to create a new route file here.

Current Routes

• player.js
  • api/player
    • post
    • get
• organization.js
  • api/organization
    • post
    • get
• team.js
  • api/team
    • post
    • get
• staff.js
  • api/staff
    • post
    • get
• athlete.js
  • api/athlete
    • post
    • get

config

The config folder contains all of the files necessary to build deploy are run the database.

node_modules

The node_modules folder contains all of the npm packets. You will never have to edit this file.

Run Server

1. Run npm install
2. Run npm start
3. Go to local host port 8080 to view project