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Build RESTful Services with Postman

The document outlines a procedure for building RESTful web services using Node.js and testing them with the Postman tool. It includes steps for installing Node.js, setting up a project, creating an Express application, and testing API endpoints. The process concludes with a successful demonstration of retrieving book data via Postman.

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Build RESTful Services with Postman

The document outlines a procedure for building RESTful web services using Node.js and testing them with the Postman tool. It includes steps for installing Node.js, setting up a project, creating an Express application, and testing API endpoints. The process concludes with a successful demonstration of retrieving book data via Postman.

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Exp 2B BUILDING RESTFULWEB SERVICES- TESTING WITH

08.07.24 POSTMAN TOOL

AIM:
To bulid RESTful web services and testing it with Postman Tool.
PROCEDURE:

1. Install [Link] by clicking the below link.


[Link]

2. After installing [Link] you could getSetup Wizard in that click Next.

3. Click Install.

4. Click Finish.
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After installation completed.

1. Open Command Prompt and type the Command

Cmd – node - v

Cmd – npm - v
To check Installations

2. Type the command

Cmd – init -y
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3. After running the above command now you could see [Link] file the
directory

4. Type the command

Cmd – npm install express nodemon


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5. Create a file [Link] with the following code. const express =

require('express'); // This line imports the Express module const Joi =


require('joi'); // used for validation const app = express(); // creates an
instance of express application const bodyParser = require('body-parser'); //
parse incoming request bodies [Link]([Link]()); // express
application will use inbuilt json function

const books = [
{ title: 'Harry Potter', id: 1 },
{ title: 'Twilight', id: 2 },
{ title: 'Lorien Legacies', id: 3 } ];
// defines array of books

[Link]('/', (req, res) =>


{ [Link]('REST APIs are so much
fun'); }); // route handler – sends a
response

[Link]('/api/books', (req, res) =>


{ [Link](books);
});

[Link]('/api/books/:id', (req, res) => { const book = [Link](c =>


[Link] === parseInt([Link])); if (!book)
{ [Link](404).send( '<h2 style="font-family: Malgun Gothic;
color: darkred;">Ooops... Cant find what you are looking for!</h2>'); }
[Link](book);
});
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const port = [Link] || 8081;


[Link](port, () => [Link](`Listening on port ${port}..`));

After saving the file type node [Link] in the command prompt.

7. Download the postman tool from the below link


[Link] /

8. Now Type the [Link] / and Get and click Send button.
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9. You could get the output below.

RESULT:
Thus building a RESTful web services and testing it with Postman Tool is
completed successfully.

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