Building a User Management RESTful API with Node.js

Beginner

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.

JavaScript

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.

👀 Preview

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

Teacher

labby

Labby

Labby is the LabEx teacher.