NodeJS Master Class

Assignment 1

Please create a simple "Hello World" API. Meaning:

1. It should be a RESTful JSON API that listens on a port of your choice.

2. When someone posts anything to the route /hello, you should return a welcome message, in JSON format. This message can be anything you want.

Solution Details

I started with the example code built up in the first section of lectures, removed unnecessary features, and added a new hello handler for the route /hello.

In my handler, if the request method is POST, the http status emitted is 200, and the payload is Hi, {name}! How are you today? where {name} comes from the POST payload. If the same route is called as GET, status emitted is still 200, but payload is empty. If any other route is called, a 404 is emitted with an empty payload.