API University

API University is a sample project that provides a RESTful API for managing universities, faculties, and courses. It is built with ASP.NET Core and uses Entity Framework Core to interact with a SQL Server database. This project is meant to serve as an example of how to build a modern web API with the .NET framework and best practices.

Prerequisites

• NodeJS version 18.16.0 or later
• Visual Studio Code (optional)

Getting started

1. Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/pedroalejandropt/api-university.git
2. Open the folder project api-university
3. Run the project npm run server
4. The API will be available at http://localhost:5000/api

Usage

The API provides endpoints for managing universities, faculties, and courses. All requests require a JSON payload in the request body and return a JSON response.

Endpoints

• GET /api/universities: Retrieves a list of all universities
• GET /api/universities/{id}: Retrieves a single university by ID
• POST /api/universities: Creates a new university
• PUT /api/universities/{id}: Updates an existing university
• DELETE /api/universities/{id}: Deletes a university by ID
• GET /api/universities/{id}/faculties: Retrieves a list of all faculties for a university
• GET /api/faculties/{id}: Retrieves a single faculty by ID
• POST /api/faculties: Creates a new faculty
• PUT /api/faculties/{id}: Updates an existing faculty
• DELETE /api/faculties/{id}: Deletes a faculty by ID
• GET /api/faculties/{id}/courses: Retrieves a list of all courses for a faculty
• GET /api/courses/{id}: Retrieves a single course by ID
• POST /api/courses: Creates a new course
• PUT /api/courses/{id}: Updates an existing course
• DELETE /api/courses/{id}: Deletes a course by ID

Examples

Create a university

POST /api/universities
{
    "name": "University of Example",
    "address": "123 Main St",
    "city": "Exampleville",
    "state": "EX",
    "zip": "12345"
}

Response:

{
    "id": 1,
    "name": "University of Example",
    "address": "123 Main St",
    "city": "Exampleville",
    "state": "EX",
    "zip": "12345"
}

Update a faculty

PUT /api/faculties/1
{
    "name": "New Faculty Name"
}

Response:

{
    "id": 1,
    "name": "New Faculty Name",
    "universityId": 1
}