Working with Routes and Middleware

This video covers the process of setting up routes and middleware for handling company data in a Node.js application. It involves integrating different routes, testing them, and ensuring they interact correctly with a MongoDB database.

Key Points

1. Route Generation with Copilot:

   • The route is generated with Copilot, with minor manual adjustments required.
   • Initial setup checks are essential to ensure the route works correctly.

2. Router Integration in Index File:

   • The route must be added to the index file to function properly.
   • Example:
   • Instead of using require, import can also be used:

3. Testing Routes:

   • Basic CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) are tested.
   • Ensure the base URL is set correctly:

4. Company Data Manipulation:

   • Demonstrates creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting company entries.
   • Example creation of a company:
   • MongoDB operations are confirmed to work, from saving to deleting data.

5. Deferred Shareholder Route Creation:

   • Placeholder for shareholder routes commented out until it is created.
   • Planned to be added as a separate file and integrated later.

Detailed Steps

• Add the new Router in index.js

• Creating and Testing Company Endpoints

  • Create a Company
  • Retrieve a Company
  • Update a Company
  • Delete a Company

• Handling Errors and Validations

  • Verify that changes are correctly reflected in MongoDB.
  • Ensure error handling is in place (e.g., verifying IDs used in requests).
• Future Implementation for Shareholder Routes