IndieNexus API

A hub for independent music artists to showcase themselves, gain exposure, and connect with fans.

Live app: https://indienexus-client.vercel.app/

Client repo: https://github.com/jessegilbride/indienexus-client

 

Summary

View all artists (without having to log in), register an account, log in as your user, and create an artist profile.

Artist profiles currently allow you to have an artist name, bio (description), and ability to embed a soundcloud track or playlist. (Instructions on page for how to get the embed code.) Once the profile is created, it can be viewed in the list of artists.

 

API Endpoints

Users Router

/api/users

POST  - create a new user

... new user data from the client:

// POST body:
[
  {
    full_name: String,
    user_name: String,
    password: String
  }
]

 

Auth Router

/api/auth/login

POST  - create auth token

per-session auth token resides in the browser's localStorage

 

Artists Router

/api/artists

GET   - get all artists
POST  - create a new artist

... new artist data from the client:

// POST body:
[
  {
    name: String,
    bio: String,
    soundcloud_embed: String                      
  }
]

 

/api/artists/:artist_id

GET   - get artist by id

note: artist_id is generated automatically by the database

 

Technologies used for the API

• Node and Express
  • RESTful API
  • Authentication via JWT
  • XSS (data sanitization)
• Database
  • PostgreSQL
  • Knex.js
• Testing
  • Supertest
  • Mocha, Chai