refactored template

server/api/controllers/exampleControllers.js

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import mongoose from 'mongoose';
-import Example from '../models/Example.js';
-// more about response status codes   --->   https://restapitutorial.com/httpstatuscodes.html
-
-export async function getExamples(request, response, next) {
-  try {
-    const allExamples = await Example.find();
-    response.status(200).json(allExamples);
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.log(error);
-    response.status(500).json(error);
-  }
-}
-
-export const uploadExample = async (request, response, next) => {
-  try {
-    let newExample = new Example({
-      _id: mongoose.Types.ObjectId(), // _id is set by default, (you can remove this line)
-      name: request.body.fieldName, // fieldName === name used on client side
-    });
-
-    const savedExample = await newExample.save();
-    response.status(201).json(savedExample);
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.log(error);
-    response.status(500).json(error);
-  }
-};

server/api/controllers/usersControllers.js

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import mongoose from 'mongoose';
+import User from '../models/User.js';
+// more about response status codes   --->   https://restapitutorial.com/httpstatuscodes.html
+
+export async function getAllUsers(request, response, next) {
+  try {
+    const allUsers = await User.find(); // finds all in 'users' collection
+
+    response.status(200).json(allUsers);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(error);
+    response.status(500).json(error);
+  }
+}
+
+export const createNewUser = async (request, response, next) => {
+  try {
+    let newUser = new User({
+      _id: mongoose.Types.ObjectId(), // _id is set by default, (you can remove this line)
+      name: request.body.userName, // userName === name used on client side
+    });
+    const savedUser = await newUser.save();
+
+    response.status(201).json(savedUser);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(error);
+    response.status(500).json(error);
+  }
+};

server/api/models/User.js

@@ -3,19 +3,25 @@ import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 const instance = new mongoose.Schema(
   {
     _id: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, // _id is set by default, (you can remove this line)
-    name: String,
+
     /*
-      name = property of document object
-      String = type of value   --->   https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures
+      name = Object key
+      String = Type
     */
+    name: String,
   },
   {
     timestamps: true,
+    // this creates and maintains:
+    // {
+    //   createdAt: Date,
+    //   updatedAt: Date,
+    // }
   },
 );
 
 // NOTE! use a singular model name, mongoose automatically creates a collection like so:
-// model: 'Person' === collection: 'people'
-const modelName = 'Example';
+// model: 'User' === collection: 'users'
+const modelName = 'User';
 
 export default mongoose.model(modelName, instance);

server/api/routes/exampleRoutes.js

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import express from 'express';
-import { getExamples, uploadExample } from '../controllers/exampleControllers.js'; // import request & response function
-
-// initialize router
-const router = express.Router();
-/*
-  request methods   --->   https://www.tutorialspoint.com/http/http_methods.htm
-  1st param = extended url path
-  2nd param = middlewares (optional)
-  3rd param = request & response function (controller)
-*/
-
-// current path: http://localhost:8080/api/v1/example
-router.get('/', (request, response, next) => next(), getExamples);
-
-// current path: http://localhost:8080/api/v1/example/upload
-router.post('/upload', (request, response, next) => next(), uploadExample);
-
-export default router;

server/api/routes/usersRoutes.js

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import express from 'express';
+import { getAllUsers, createNewUser } from '../controllers/peopleControllers.js'; // import request & response function
+
+// initialize router
+const router = express.Router();
+
+/*
+  request methods   --->   https://www.tutorialspoint.com/http/http_methods.htm
+  1st param = extended url path
+  2nd param = middlewares (optional)
+  3rd param = request & response function (controller)
+*/
+
+// current method: GET
+// current path: http://localhost:8080/api/v1/users
+router.get('/', (request, response, next) => next(), getAllUsers);
+
+// current method: POST
+// current path: http://localhost:8080/api/v1/users/new
+router.post('/new', (request, response, next) => next(), createNewUser);
+
+export default router;