Server-Side API with Node.JS

Goal

As a developer, I want to use a Video API in order to manage a video list. The typical use cases are :

• fetch a video's information
• update a video's information
• delete a video

So... How would you design this API? :)

The Video Object

A Video is composed of:

• id
• title
• thumbnail_url
• private

Note that a video can be private: you must be authenticated to access it (valid access_token as QS parameter)

Setup

• install dependencies (express framework for Node.JS) with npm install
• you can launch the server with $ node index.js

Let's work

• given the node server bootstrap (index.js), create the specific endpoints for Creating, Reading, Updating and Deleting a video
• we'll emulate a local database by storing a small video catalog in videos.json
• focus more on architecture principles rather than actual coding. If you can code something it's a bonus, but we want to see how you would architecture the code, which areas you'll focus on.

Notes:

• the authentication part for the private videos doesn't have to be written. Just think about the interaction flow between the client and the server