MovieBuff-API

An API that allows users to create, view and update their list of favourite movies!

URL endpoints

URL Endpoint	HTTP Methods	Summary
/api/v1/auth/register	POST	Register a new user
/api/v1/auth/login	POST	Login and retrieve token
/api/v1/movie/search?movie_name={{movie_name}}	GET	Search for a movie by its name
/api/v1/movie/add	POST	Add a movie to the favourite movies list
/api/v1/movie/favourites	GET	Retrieve all movies in favourite movies list
/api/v1/movie/delete?id={{movie_id}}	DELETE	Delete a movie in the favourite movies list
/api/v1/user/update	PUT	Update the logged in user's username

Requirements

Python (3.7) Flask (1.0.2)

Installation

1. create a working directory

      $ mkdir -p work-dir
      $ cd workdir
   

2. clone this repo to local

   • Via SSH

     	git clone [email protected]:jonathankamau/MovieBuff-API.git
     

   • via HTTPS

     	git clone https://github.com/jonathankamau/MovieBuff-API.git
     

3. Navigate to project directory

    	$ cd MovieBuff-API
    	$ git checkout develop
   

4. Run the following commmand:

        $ python manage.py runserver
   

   This command creates a docker instance for the postgres database as well as for the API and runs the server as well.

   Open your browser to http://127.0.0.1:5000/ and you should see the browsable version of the API You can access the api online as well via this link http://movie-buff-api.herokuapp.com/

5. Running tests

   Run the following command in order to run tests:

    $ python manage.py test
   

Authors

• Jonathan Kamau - Github Profile

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.