filmdex-api

Filmdex Api

An API cataloging 130 types of 35mm / 120-format photo film. This API build utilizes Node Js and MongoDB to store data, and uses Svelte for front-end design. Simply fetch from the provided URL, or visit the API’s landing page to get a detailed view of the data.

A RESTful API Cataloging Photo Film 📸

NOTE: This is the Node-powered DEVELOPERS version of The Film API. To view the repository for the Vercel-powered PRODUCTION version, click here.

An API build structured with Node, Express, and MongoDB. View the deployed API, along with a landing page, here. Visitors to the page can also submit new film types for consideration. Each film type catalogued contains certain criteria to be utilized at the user's discretion:

  • Film Brand (String)
  • Film Name (String)
  • ISO (Integer)
  • Film Available in 35mm? (Boolean)
  • Film Available in 120 Format? (Boolean)
  • Color Film? (Boolean)
  • Photographic Processing Method (String)
  • Static Image URL (String)
  • Film Description (String)
  • Key Features (Array of Objects)

Table of Contents

Installation

This application was built with Node. If initiating build, make sure to initialize your server using npm init -y.

If cloning to personal machine, open repository in terminal and cd into your root. From there, run npm install to install all modules listed within the package.json file.

Individual modules to be installed:

  • cors
  • dotenv
  • express
  • mongodb
  • mongoose
  • nodemon

Technologies

  • Node.js: back-end JavaScript runtime environment built on Chrome's V8 engine
  • Express.js: de facto standard server framework for Node.js.
  • NPM [Node Package Manager]: dependency management
  • MongoDB: NoSQL document-oriented database
  • Mongoose: Object Data Modeling library for MongoDB

Authors

Jordan Hunter

Roadmap

Future features to be implemented (on PRODUCTION build):

  • Modal component to show specifications of each individual film
  • More intricate landing page
  • Authentication functionality for submitting film brands

Contributing

Star it. Clone it. Modify it. Submit a PR.
Fork it to your own repository, even. Keep yourself a copy and go wild.

License

MIT


Questions?

For any questions, please contact me with the information below:

GitHub: @jordanwhunter
Email: Contact Developer

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