https://coders-garden-backend.vercel.app/
Welcome to our Backend API documentation for our project. This API provides two main routes for your use. Here's a breakdown of the API structure and how to use it effectively:
All responses from the API follow this structure:
{
"status": true, // Status boolean indicating success or failure
"data": {}, // Data on success, can be an object, an array, a string, null, or undefined
"message": "" // Message providing additional information for errors and success
}This route is a simple "Hello, world!" message. It's a great way to check if the API is up and running.
Example Response:
{
"status": true,
"data": "Hello, world!",
"message": "Success"
}This route returns a JSON array of objects containing details of GitHub community members. The details provided include:
name: Nameusername: GitHub usernameprofile_pic_url: Profile picture URLfollowers: Number of followersfollowing: Number of people they followrepositories: Number of repositoriesbio: Biogithub_link: GitHub profile URL
Example Response:
{
"status": true,
"data": [
{
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "johndoe123",
"profile_url": "https://github.com/johndoe123/profile.jpg",
"followers": "1000",
"following": "500",
"repositories": "50",
"bio": "I'm a software engineer."
// ... Other details
},
// ... More member objects
],
"message": "Success"
}This route returns a JSON object containing details of a specific GitHub community member. The details provided include:
name: Nameusername: GitHub usernameprofile_pic_url: Profile picture URLfollowers: Number of followersfollowing: Number of people they followrepositories: Number of repositoriesbio: Biogithub_link: GitHub profile URL
Example Response:
GET /members/PRATHAM1ST{
"status": true,
"data": {
"name": "Pratham",
"username": "PRATHAM1ST",
"github_link": "https://github.com/PRATHAM1ST",
"profile_pic_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/52632050?v=4",
"followers": "11",
"following": "13",
"repositories": "48",
"bio": "Interested in Web Development and Coding! ",
// ... Other details
},
"message": "Member found"
}Checkout the GraphQL API section for more details.
Checkout this video for more details GraphQL by Web Dev Simplified
This route returns a JSON object containing details of a specific GitHub community member. This is a GraphQL API. The details provided include:
name: Nameusername: GitHub usernameprofile_pic_url: Profile picture URLfollowers: Number of followersfollowing: Number of people they followrepositories: Number of repositoriesbio: Biogithub_link: GitHub profile URL
Example Response for getting a single user:
POST /graphql{
"query": `
query {
member(username: "PRATHAM1ST") {
name
github_link
profile_pic_url
bio
}
}
`
// member(username: \"$github_username\")
}{
"data": {
"member": {
"name": "Pratham",
"github_link": "https://github.com/PRATHAM1ST",
"profile_pic_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/52632050?v=4",
"bio": "Interested in Web Development and Coding! ",
}
}
}
Example Response for getting all users:
POST /graphql{
"query": `
query {
members {
name
github_link
profile_pic_url
bio
}
}
`
}{
"data": {
"members": [
{
"name": null,
"github_link": "https://github.com/AyushiVachhani",
"profile_pic_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/133210173?v=4",
"bio": ""
},
{
"name": null,
"github_link": "https://github.com/chirag-11-k",
"profile_pic_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/104491213?v=4",
"bio": "Chirag Kuriya"
},
...
{
"name": "Pratham",
"github_link": "https://github.com/PRATHAM1ST",
"profile_pic_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/52632050?v=4",
"bio": "WEB is Love 😌✨"
},
{
"name": null,
"github_link": "https://github.com/purvipatel183",
"profile_pic_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/100862029?v=4",
"bio": ""
},
{
"name": null,
"github_link": "https://github.com/zaidkhan16",
"profile_pic_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/121684903?v=4",
"bio": ""
}
]
}
}
Example Error Response:
POST /graphql{
"query": `
query {
members {
name
bioData
}
}
`
// Note that bioData is a custom field that is not available in the database. It is just for document purposes
}{
"errors": [
{
"message": "Cannot query field \"bioData\" on type \"Member\".",
"locations": [
{
"line": 3,
"column": 14
}
]
}
]
// This is the error that you will get if you try to query a field that is not available in the database.
}
To interact with this API, simply send a GET request to the appropriate route. For example, to retrieve the list of community members, send a GET request to /members.
Here are the steps to run the API on your local machine:
- Clone this repository to your local machine.
- Install the required dependencies by running
npm install. - Start the server by running
npm start. - The API will be available at
http://localhost:3000.
We maintain code quality by using ESLint with the Airbnb style guide. You can check for and automatically fix common code style issues with these commands:
- To check for issues:
npm run lint - To automatically fix fixable issues:
npm run lint:fix
We use Jest for testing. You can run the tests with npm test.
- TypeScript
- Express
- Axios
- Super-test
- Jest
- Morgan
- Nodemon
- ESLint
- Dotenv
- Express-Graphql
- GraphQL
That's it! You are now ready to use our API to access community member data or explore other available routes. If you have any questions or encounter issues, feel free to reach out to us. Happy coding!