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RESTful Blog API with Express

Build a typed REST API for a blogging platform with posts, authors, and comments, using Express, a validation middleware, and a PostgreSQL database via an ORM. Learners practice typed Express route handlers, request/response DTOs, and database access patterns.

Estimate
~11.5h
Steps
6
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Express · Prisma · PostgreSQL · Zod

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Project roadmap

  1. 01

    Scaffold the project

    ~1.5h

    Set up an Express project with TypeScript and configure Prisma.

  2. 02

    Define the Prisma schema

    ~2h

    Model posts, authors, and comments with their relationships in the Prisma schema.

  3. 03

    Implement typed CRUD handlers

    ~2.5h

    Build typed route handlers for creating, reading, updating, and deleting posts and comments.

  4. 04

    Add request validation

    ~2h

    Validate incoming request bodies with Zod schemas and typed middleware.

  5. 05

    Add pagination and filtering

    ~1.5h

    Support paginated and filtered post listings.

  6. 06

    Write integration tests

    ~2h

    Test the API endpoints end-to-end with Supertest.

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~11.5h · 6 steps

Tech stack

ExpressPrismaPostgreSQLZod