DavePostAPI

Motivation

Practice for API development and deployment using TDD

Tech/Framework used

Built with:

1. Python 3.6
2. Flask

To install and test this project:

Prerequisites:

1. Should have python 3.6 installed
2. Should have pip
3. Should have virtualenv

Set up:

1. Clone this repository.

2. Create a virtual environment for the project

   virtualenv venv

   'venv' is the name of your folder. You can name it any way you please.

3. Install the requirements.txt

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Activate the virtual environment.

   source venv/Scripts/activate

   -There should be your virtual environment folder in parentheses

   (venv)

5. Run DavePostAPI.py

   python DavePostAPI.py

6. Test the endpoints using Postman or using your browser at the endpoint /api/v1. This is where the documentation is located

Api endpoints

POST api/v1/auth/register User registration. Should register user if the email is not already in use

POST api/v1/auth/login User login. Should login if credentials given are valid

GET api/v1/auth/logout User logout.

GET api/v1/posts View all posts.

GET api/v1/events/<int:post_id> View details of a single post

GET api/v1/users View all users.

GET api/v1/users/<int:user_id> View a single user.

GET api/v1/users/<int:user_id>/posts View all posts that belong to a single user.

POST api/v1/users/<int:user_id>/posts User can add a post.

DELETE api/v1/users/<int:user_id>/posts User can batch delete all their posts.

GET api/v1/users/<int:user_id>/posts/<int:post_id> View single post via this user.

PATCH api/v1/users/<int:user_id>/posts/<int:post_id> User can modify this post.

DELETE api/v1/users/<int:user_id>/posts/<int:post_id> User can delete this post.