Parks.Solution

A backend api that lets user create/read/update/delete parks

By Nick Reeder

Technologies Used

• c#
• .Net
• Entity
• MVC architecture
• ASP.NET
• EF Core

Get Started

• Open your favorite Terminal

Installation

git clone https://github.com/reeder32/Parks.Solution.git

Open in VS Code

cd Parks.Solution
code .

IMPORTANT

1. In the root folder create a file 'appsettings.json'
2. Copy text below:

{
  "ConnectionStrings" : {
    "DefaultConnection" : "Server=localhost;Port=3306;database=nick_reeder;uid=root;pwd=epicodus;"
  }
}

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FYI If the below command doesn't work, you may not have dotnet -ef command available yet...

dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef

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dotnet ef database update

Start Server

cd Parks
dotnet run

How to consume api

1. Open Postman

• Get all Parks

  • Method: GET
  • http://localhost:5000/api/parks

• You can also search for parks with a query!

  • Method: GET
  • http://localhost:5000/api/parks?
  • name={string}
  • type={string} - must be national or state
  • city={string}
  • state={string}
  • zipcode={int}&radius={int} - zipcode must be 5 numbers long, and radius is based on nearest zipcodes

• Get Park by id

  • Method: GET
  • http://localhost:5000/api/parks/{id}

• Post a new park

  • Method: POST
  • http://localhost:5000/api/parks

  pass in body, json object like this:

{
  "name": "Volcano National Park",
  "state": "Hawaii",
  "city": "Hawaii National Park,",
  "zipCode": "96715",
  "type": "National"
}

• Update park

  • Method: PUT

  • http://localhost:5000/api/parks/{id}

    pass in body, json object like this:

{
  "name": "Volcano National Park",
  "state": "Hawaii",
  "city": "Hawaii National Park,",
  "zipCode": "96718",
  "type": "National"
}

• Delete park
  • Method: Delete
  • http://localhost:5000/api/parks/{id}

You can also view and test api online

Swagger

License

MIT License © 2021 Nick Reeder

Contact Information

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