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ExpressJS API CheatSheet

This document provides a cheat sheet for an Express.js Student API, detailing the routes for getting all students, retrieving a student by name, adding a new student, updating a student's scores, and deleting a student. Each route includes its purpose and sample code implementation. It also covers key concepts such as Express routing, RESTful routes, and array operations.

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ExpressJS API CheatSheet

This document provides a cheat sheet for an Express.js Student API, detailing the routes for getting all students, retrieving a student by name, adding a new student, updating a student's scores, and deleting a student. Each route includes its purpose and sample code implementation. It also covers key concepts such as Express routing, RESTful routes, and array operations.

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Express.

js Student API - Cheat Sheet


GET /students
Purpose: Get all students.

Code:
[Link]('/students', (req, res) => {
[Link](students);
});

GET /students/:name
Purpose: Get one student by name.

Code:
[Link]('/students/:name', (req, res) => {
const name = [Link];
const student = [Link](s => [Link]() === [Link]());

if (student) [Link](student);
else [Link](404).send("Student not found");
});

POST /students
Purpose: Add a new student.

Code:
[Link]('/students', (req, res) => {
const { name, scores } = [Link];

if (!name || ![Link](scores)) {
return [Link](400).send('Invalid student data');
}

const exists = [Link](s => [Link]() === [Link]());


if (exists) return [Link](409).send('Student already exists');

const newStudent = { name, scores };


[Link](newStudent);
[Link](201).json(newStudent);
});

PUT /students/:name
Purpose: Update a student's scores.

Code:
[Link]('/students/:name', (req, res) => {
const name = [Link];
const { scores } = [Link];

if (![Link](scores)) {
return [Link](400).send('Scores must be an array');
}

const student = [Link](s => [Link]() === [Link]());

if (!student) return [Link](404).send('Student not found');

[Link] = scores;
[Link]({ message: 'Scores updated', student });
});
DELETE /students/:name
Purpose: Delete a student.

Code:
[Link]('/students/:name', (req, res) => {
const name = [Link];
const index = [Link](s => [Link]() === [Link]());

if (index === -1) return [Link](404).send('Student not found');

const removed = [Link](index, 1);


[Link]({ message: 'Student deleted', student: removed[0] });
});

Concepts Covered
- Express routing & middleware
- RESTful routes: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE
- Query parameters, route parameters, and JSON body parsing
- Array operations: .find(), .findIndex(), .splice()

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