Example REST API

Sample REST API using Express and Redis for managing key-value pairs

Requirements

NodeJS 16.x
Redis 6.x

Commands

npm install - Download and install dependencies
npm run test - Placeholder for unit tests
npm run watch - Run the application in development mode
npm run start - Run the application in production mode

Endpoints

PUT /data/:key/:value
- Description: Insert/Update value for the given key
- Example Response:
```
{"status":"OK"}
```
GET /data/:key
- Description: Get value for the given key from the datastore (returns null if key not found)
- Example Response:
```
{"status":"OK","data":"value from redis"}
```

Configuration

Environment variable configuration items:

PORT - Port for API to listen on (default: 3000)
REDIS_HOST - Redis host to use (default: localhost)
REDIS_PORT - Redis port to use (default: 6379)