Part 1: APIs

Objectives

  • Use prior concepts like RESTful endpoints, JWT tokens, and MongoDB to solve a problem

  • Create a functioning API with a team

This is part 1 of a two-part, day-long hackathon. Winners will be rewarded hansomely at the discretion of the instructional staff.

Theme

Your theme for this hackathon will be given to you by your instructors.

  • Create a RESTful API that uses the following technologies:

    • Node.js

    • Express

    • MongoDB

    • Mongoose

  • You must create at least two models (embedded documents count)

  • JWT authentication is optional, but great if you want to protect your endpoints.

  • You must deploy to Heroku sometime today. However, you can do so in the afternoon if you run out of time (Hint: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/mongolab#adding-mongolab-as-a-heroku-add-on)

  • You may work in groups of 2-4 people (use git)

  • Test using Postman or another client

  • Feel free to data scrape or find other ways to populate the database for your API.

  • Note that there is a lot to do: teamwork is key

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