🧰 Devtools API

A lightweight developer utility API built with Node.js + Express, deployed on Render.

It provides simple but useful tools like random numbers, UUID generation, hashing, and JSON formatting — plus a built-in documentation UI.

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🌐 Live API

https://devtools-api-hc-raspapi.onrender.com

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📚 Documentation

Interactive docs:

https://devtools-api-hc-raspapi.onrender.com/docs

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🚀 Features

• 🎲 Random number generator
• 🧬 UUID generator (crypto-based)
• 🔐 SHA256 hash generator
• 🧾 JSON formatter (POST endpoint)
• 📊 API status endpoint
• 📄 HTML documentation page
• 🌍 Fully deployed on Render
• 🚫 Rate Limiting

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📌 Architecture Overview

All routes are served from a single Express server:

/ → redirects to /docs
/docs → documentation UI
/status → API health check
/random → random number generator
/uuid → UUID generator
/hash → SHA256 hashing tool
/json/format → JSON formatter (POST)

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📡 API Endpoints

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🏠 Home

GET /

Redirects to /docs.

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📊 Status

GET /status

Returns API health information.

Response:

{
  "name": "Devtools API",
  "status": "Running...",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "endpoints": ["/random", "/uuid", "/hash", "/json/format", "/status"]
}

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🎲 Random Number

GET /random

Response:

{
  "number": 42
}

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🧬 UUID Generator

GET /uuid

Response:

{
  "uuid": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
}

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🔐 Hash Generator

GET /hash?text=hello

Query:

• text → string to hash

Response:

{
  "text": "hello",
  "hash": "2cf24dba5fb0a..."
}

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🧾 JSON Formatter

POST /json/format

Request:

{
  "data": {
    "a": 1,
    "b": "hello"
  }
}

Response:

{
  "valid": true,
  "formatted_json": {
    "a": 1,
    "b": "hello"
  }
}

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🌍 Deployment (Render)

This API is deployed using Render Web Services.

🧱 Build settings:

• Environment: Node
• Build Command:

pnpm install

• Start Command:

pnpm start

OR fallback:

npm install && npm start

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⚙️ Important Environment Notes

• The app automatically uses:

process.env.PORT

• No hardcoded ports (required for Render)

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📦 Project Structure

devtools-api/
├── index.js
├── package.json
└── public/
    ├── docs.html
    └── styles.css

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🧠 Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js
• Crypto (built-in Node module)
• HTML + CSS (docs UI)
• Render (deployment)

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🔥 Design Philosophy

• Minimal dependencies
• Fast utility endpoints
• Clean API structure
• Human + machine readable design
• Easy deployable backend service

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👤 Author

Built as a developer utility API project focused on learning backend systems, REST APIs, and deployment workflows.

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