FRIC Backend

Introduction

This section will document the FRIC API and the ways in which our tool interacts with the database and web server

Database Notes for Developers

Developers interested in the structure of our mongoDB database and wishing to directly manipulate information and documents would need a GUI tool for mongo.

We have used MongoDB compass which you can get from https://www.mongodb.com/products/compass

Alternatively, you can use tools like TablePlus, Studio3T, or noSQLBooster

API Notes for Developers

Developers interested in testing our API without having to use the frontend client would need a tool for making HTTP requests directly to our endpoints.

We have used Postman for this purpose which allows for GET,POST, DELETE, and PATCH requests in an easy-to-use application. You can get Postman from https://www.postman.com/downloads/ or brew cask install postman for brew users