Topics Covered

• Duration: 80 minutes

• Learning Objectives:

  • Use Node.js to build and serve a REST API.

• Outline:

  1. Introduction to REST APIs and their structure.

  2. Setting up routes and handling HTTP requests.

  3. Integrating with JSON data.

  4. Using tools like Postman for testing APIs​​.

• Student Activity:

  • Create a REST API for managing a list of tasks (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE routes).

  • Test your API using Postman and verify responses.

• Homework Assignment:

  • Extend your API to include user authentication using a token (mock the process if needed).

  • Write documentation for your API endpoints.