Building a User Management RESTful API with Node.js

Introduction

In this project, you will learn how to develop a RESTful API using Node.js and Express.js. The project involves creating a simple user management system, where you can retrieve a list of users.

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curl http://localhost:8080/list
## Output:
## {"userlist":[{"id":"1","username":"zhangsan","password":"123456"},{"id":"2","username":"lilei","password":"456"},{"id":"3","username":"hanmeimei","password":"123"}]}

🎯 Tasks

In this project, you will learn:

• How to set up a Node.js project and install dependencies
• How to create a basic Express.js server
• How to implement a GET endpoint to retrieve a list of users from a JSON file
• How to test the API using cURL

🏆 Achievements

After completing this project, you will be able to:

• Understand the basics of RESTful API development
• Set up a Node.js project and install necessary dependencies
• Create a simple Express.js server
• Implement a GET endpoint to retrieve data from a JSON file
• Test the API using cURL