HTTP requests and responses

Setting up the repo

Set up the REST Client

• Add the REST Client VSCode extension to your VSCode.
• Issue an Open user settings (JSON) VSCode command, use CTRL+SHIFT+P and search for the command.
• Add the following line to the top level of the settings.json: "rest-client.previewOption": "exchange"
• With this setting you will see both the request and the response in the REST Client.

Install NPM dependencies

• Issue an npm install command.

Test the server

• Issue an npm run dev command.
• Initiate a GET http://localhost:4400/api/hello (e.g. with the REST Client from the requests.http) file.

Test the test framework

• Issue an npm test -- app.test.ts command.
• This run the tests from the app.test.ts file to check the test framework is set up properly.

Using the repo

• Start a development server in watch mode: npm run dev.
• Run all tests: npm test.
• Run a specific test file npm test -- <file name>.
• Create a production build (TS -> JS): npm run build.
• Start the production build: npm start.

Tasks

Check the tasks.md for the details.