MongoDB Express Application

This is a Node.js application with a MongoDB docker container that allows you to manually start and stop the database, as well as perform GET and POST requests to retrieve and save data.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation and setup process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Node.js version 14 or later
• Docker

Installation

Follow these steps to install and set up the project:

Server Setup

1. Pull Mongo Image from Docker Hub docker pull mongo
2. Clone the repository: git clone git@github.com:beth-roy/MongoDB-Dockerized-API.git
3. Navigate to the project directory: cd server
4. Install the dependencies: npm install
5. Run node index.js to start the API endpoints

Client Setup

1. Navigate to the project directory: cd client from the base folder
2. Install the dependencies: npm install
3. Run the client using npm start

Usage

Start the MongoDB Container

To start the MongoDB container, send a GET request to the /mongo/start endpoint.

Stop the MongoDB Container

To stop the MongoDB container, send a GET request to the /mongo/stop endpoint.

Check the Status of the MongoDB Container

To check the status of the MongoDB container, send a GET request to the /mongo/status endpoint.

Retrieve All Users

To retrieve all users from the users collection, send a GET request to the /users/retrieve endpoint.

Add a New User

To add a new user to the users collection, send a POST request to the /users/add endpoint with a JSON payload in the following format:

{
"username":"diana",
"password":"password"
}

Conclusion

With these steps, you should now have a Node.js API with a MongoDB database that allows you to start and stop the MongoDB container, check the status of the container, retrieve all users from the users collection, and add a new user to the collection. Please let me know if you have any questions or if you need further assistance.