Restaurants REST server

Dependencies

• node.js
• npm

How to install

Download the project and uncompress it.

cd BSDT_rest
npm install

How to configure

• The server is configured to listen in port 8000. You can modify it by changing the variable port in rest_server.js file.
• The server is configured to connect to database in mongodb://localhost:27017/zips_small. You can modify it by changing the variable db_url in model.js file.

How to run

npm start

How to test

You can use any REST client to test the API. A test web page is also included in http://localhost:<port>/webtest.html

Examples using curl client:

Check server

curl http://localhost:8000

List restaurants

curl http://localhost:8000/restaurants

List restaurants including a query

curl http://localhost:8000/restaurants?nombre=miRestaurante&calle=calle30

Get restaurant details

curl http://localhost:8000/restaurants/2

Update restaurant details

curl -H "Content-type:application/json" -X PUT -d '{"nombre":"Nuevo nombre"}' http://localhost:8000/restaurants/2

Create restaurant

curl -H "Content-type:application/json" -X POST -d '{"nombre":"Mi restaurante"}' http://localhost:8000/restaurants

Delete restaurant

curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8000/restaurants/3

Note:

When using CURL in Windows, simple quotes are not accepted. For instance, to update a restaurant the next command must be used:

curl -H "Content-type:application/json" -X PUT -d "{\"nombre\":\"Nuevo nombre\"}" http://localhost:8000/restaurants/2`