Express-Review

Express review with intro to axios

• npm install Express Docs Axios Docs

Exercise 1

• Create a basic express server in server/index.js
• Assign a port and begin listening
• Add a start script to start your server with nodemon

Exercise 2

• Use express.static to serve our index.html in client/dist/
• Create a basic .get to path '/name' that sends a response with your name

Exercise 3

• Build a controller that handles GET POST and DELETE and export it
• Your controller should send back a message indicating that it received the request
• Build a router using express.Router to use our controller
• Have your express server use your router for routes to '/api'

Exercise 4

• npm run build to start webpack
• Add our bundle to index.html
• Create an array in your controller to represent your database of todos and give it some default todos
• Refactor your GET request to send your array of todos
• Use axios to add functionality to getTodos

Exercise 5

• Refactor your POST request to add to our array of todos
• Use axios to add functionality to postTodo

Exercise 6

• Refactor your DELETE request to remove from our array given an index
• Use axios to add functionality to deleteTodo