Put Request
Put Request, in this article i will step through the sample code on how to use a put request
This Article is an extension from this 2 article (1) (2)
Read the First and Second Article before you proceed to this article.
The Objective of this Program is to replace the existing content inside the “ingredients ” Array by using the “Put ” Request.
var express =require('express');
var app =express();
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: false}));
var ingredients=[
{
"id":"12345",
"text" : "user"
},
{
"id":"45678",
"text" : "user2"
},
{
"id":"8888",
"text" : "user3"
}
];
app.get('/ingredients',function(request,response){
response.send(ingredients);
});
app.post('/ingredients',function(request,response){
var ingredient = request.body;
if(!ingredient || ingredient.text === ""){
response.status(500).send({error:"Your Ingredient must have a String"});
}else{
ingredients.push(ingredient);
response.status(200).send(ingredients);
}
});
app.put('/ingredients/:ingredientId',function(request,response){
var ingredientId =request.params.ingredientId;
var text = request.body.text;
if(!text ||text ===""){
response.status(500).send({error:"You need to provide Ingredient Text"});
}else{
var objectFound = false;
for(var x=0 ; x < ingredients.length;x++){
var ing = ingredients[x];
if(ing.id ===request.params.ingredientId){
ingredients[x].text = text;
objectFound = true;
break;
}
}
if(!objectFound){
response.status(500).send({error:"Ingredient id not found"});
}else{
respond.send(ingredients);
}
}
});
app.listen(3000,function(){
console.log("My First API Running on port 3000");
});
Before Updating
After Updating
After Updating the “User ” text change to “Brian888”
