Person API

This README provides an overview of a CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) project implemented in PHP using the Laravel framework. This project focuses on managing a list of persons with their names.

Project Overview

The CRUD project is designed to perform basic operations on a collection of person records, including creating, reading, updating, and deleting individual records. The project utilizes Laravel, a popular PHP framework, to build the API endpoints for these operations.

CRUD Operations

Read (GET /api/)

The index method retrieves all person records from the database and returns them as JSON. If no records are found, a 404 status response is returned.

Create (POST /api/)

The create method is used to add a new person to the database. It performs the following steps:

1. Validates the input data, ensuring that the name is required, a string, and within a character limit.
2. Checks if a person with the same name already exists in the database.
3. Creates a new person record if the name doesn't exist.

Read Single (GET /api/{id})

The read method takes an ID as a parameter and retrieves a single person record by that ID. If the person is found, it returns the details in JSON format; otherwise, a 400 status response is returned.

Update (PUT /api/{id})

The update method updates an existing person's name based on the provided ID. It follows these steps:

1. Validates the input data, ensuring that the name is required, a string, and within a character limit.
2. Checks if the new name is unique.
3. Updates the name if the person exists; otherwise, returns a 400 status response.

Delete (DELETE /api/{id})

The destroy method deletes a person record based on the provided ID. If the person exists, it is deleted, and a success message is returned. If no person is found, a 400 status response is returned.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Node.js and npm installed on your machine.
• Database (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Git installed (for cloning the repository).
• PHP (>= 7.4)
• Laravel (>= 8.x)
• Composer

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Doopra/crud-api.git
   

2. Change into the project directory:

   cd crud-api
   

3. Install the required Node.js packages:

   npm install
   

4. Create a .env file by copying the .env.example file and configure your database settings:

   cp .env.example .env
   

   Configure the database config variables as follows:

   DB_CONNECTION=mysql
   DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
   DB_PORT=3306
   DB_DATABASE=laravel
   DB_USERNAME=root
   DB_PASSWORD=
   

5. Run the migrations:

   php artisan migrate
   

6. Start the development server:

   php artisan serve
   

The Laravel API is currently operational at the base URL: {http://localhost:8000}.

Sample Usage

Fetch the details of a person (Read)

Adding a new person (create)

Modify the details of an existing person (Update)

Delete a person

Running the API

• The endpoint accepts JSON as input

API Endpoints

• GET /api: Retrieve a list of all persons.
• GET /api/id: Retrieve details of a specific person by their name.
• POST /api: Create a new person record.
• PUT /api/id: Update the details of a specific person.
• DELETE /api/id: Delete a person record.

Source Code

Github Repo

UML Diagram