Express

1. What’s the difference between PUT and PATCH?

   PUT is a method that allows the client sends data and updates the entire resource.

   PATCH is a method that allows the client to update partial data without modifying the entire data

2. Provide links to 3 services or tools that allow you to “mock” an API for development like json-server

   1. https://www.postman.com/
   2. https://stoplight.io/
   3. https://designer.mocky.io/

3. Compare and contrast Swagger and APIDoc.js Which HTTP status codes should be sent with each type of (un)successful API call?

   • 200s: success
   • 400 Bad Request: a generic unsuccessful request
   • 401 Unauthorized: the client is not authenticated
   • 403 Forbidden: don’t have the permission
   • 405 Method not allowed
   • 500 Internal server error
   • 501 not implemented

4. Compare and contrast SOAP and REST

   • SOAP is a XML-based message protocol, while REST is an architectural style
   • SOAP uses WSDL for communication between consumer and provider, whereas REST just uses XML or JSON to send and receive data
   • SOAP invokes services by calling RPC method, REST just simply calls services via URL path

Document the following Vocabulary Terms

• Web Server

  A web server is a computer that runs websites

• Express

  A minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework

• Routing

  A way of organizing and managing application states

• WRRC

  web request-response cycle

Which 3 things had you heard about previously and now have better clarity on?

• route handlers
• TDD
• NPM

Which 3 things are you hoping to learn more about in the upcoming lecture/demo?

• Be more familar with TDD
• Use middleware function effectively
• Webhooks

Sources

• REST and SOAP

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