RESTful Web APIs with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and TypeScript

This repository contains a project that demonstrates how to build and test a complete RESTful API using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and TypeScript. It is structured in several parts, each detailing a specific aspect of API development, from setup to advanced features.

Project Overview

This project is designed as a step-by-step guide to help you understand the process of building a robust RESTful API. By following this project, you will learn how to integrate various technologies such as Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and TypeScript to create scalable and secure web applications.

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following tools installed on your system:

• Node.js
• npm (Node Package Manager)
• MongoDB
• TypeScript

You can check if these tools are installed by running the following commands in your terminal:

node -v
npm -v
mongo --version
tsc -v

Getting Started

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/RESTful-WebAPI.git cd RESTful-WebAPI

Install dependencies

npm install

Running the server

npm run dev

Building part 2 ... See you soon.