This is a back-end application that provides users with access to information regarding different movies, including various details such as directors, year of release, and top-billed actors. Similar to IMDb.
Main Features (with URL endpoints): ● Returns a list of ALL movies to the user ● Returns data (description, genre, director, image URL, whether it’s featured or not) about a single movie by title to the user ● Returns data about a genre (description) by name/title (e.g., “Thriller”) ● Returns data about a director (bio, birth year, death year) by name ● Allows new users to register ● Allows users to update their user info (username, password, email, date of birth) ● Allows users to add a movie to their list of favorites ● Allows users to remove a movie from their list of favorites ● Allows existing users to deregister
User Stories ● As a user, I want to be able to receive information on movies, directors, and genres so that I can learn more about movies I’ve watched or am interested in. ● As a user, I want to be able to create a profile so I can save data about my favorite movies.
Technical Details: ● The API is a Node.js and Express application. ● The API uses REST architecture, with URL endpoints corresponding to the data features listed above ● The API uses multiple middleware modules, including the body-parser package for reading data from requests and morgan for logging. ● The database is built using MongoDB. ● The business logic is modeled with Mongoose. ● The API provides movie information in JSON format. ● The API includes user authentication and authorization code. ● The API was deployed to Heroku.