Commenting Web App

This is a CRUD/REST API that simulates a commenting web app created using Node.js and Express, with EJS templates for practicing web development skills.

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express
• EJS (Embedded JavaScript) templates

API Endpoints

Create

• GET /comments/new
  • Description: Fetches the page for creating a new comment.
• POST /comments
  • Description: Adds a new comment.
  • Parameters: None (Data sent in the request body).

Read

• GET /comments
  • Description: Fetches the page to render all comments.
• GET /comments/:id
  • Description: Fetches a specific comment by ID.
  • Parameters:
    • :id - The ID of the comment.

Update

• GET /comments/:id/edit
  • Description: Fetches the page for editing a comment.
  • Parameters:
    • :id - The ID of the comment to be edited.
• PATCH /comments/:id
  • Description: Updates a specific comment by ID.
  • Parameters:
    • :id - The ID of the comment to be updated.
  • Data sent in the request body for partial updates.

Delete

• DELETE /comments/:id
  • Description: Deletes a specific comment by ID.
  • Parameters:
    • :id - The ID of the comment to be deleted.

Usage

1. Clone or download this repository.
2. Install the required dependencies using npm install.
3. Run 'node index.js'.
4. Use your web browser (localhost /comments | localhost/comments/new, and so on...)

Disclaimer

I created this web app while ago while studying node/express and so on...