API Documentation

API Routes

This web app uses the following API routes to dynamically update the page to create a single-page-app-like feel for the user for specific features.

Channels

• Logged in users may access their own channels

• GET api/channels/:channel_id

• Logged in users may create their own channels

• POST api/channels

• Logged in users may edit their own channels

• PUT api/channels/:channel_id

• Logged in users may delete their own channels

• DELETE api/channels/:channel_id

Direct Message

• Logged in users may access their own direct messages

• GET api/channels/:channel_id (messages are rendered on each channel's page)

• Logged in users may create their own direct messages

• POST api/messages/:channel_id (posting a message to a specific channel)

• Logged in users may edit their own direct messages

• PUT api/messages/:message_id

• Logged in users may delete their own direct messages

• DELETE api/messages/:message_id

Search

• Logged in users may search for a user to start a direct message exchange

• GET api/search/users

• Logged in users may search for a user to add to a channel (search results exclude users who are already in the channel)

• GET api/search/users-in-channel