Learn how to create a Discord chatbot using Node.js, integrate it with OpenAI's API, and implement testing for your bot.

Workshops

• Developer tooling. Repo name: Work15_DeveloperTooling_YourName Check resources

• . Repo name: Work16_React_YourName

Execute Program

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Stretch

Topics

• Express server using Node

• RESTful API development

• External API integration and management

• JSON data handling and mock database operations

TypeScript and Express

• Develop a server using Express and TypeScript for backend applications (K9, S1, S11, S12)

• Identify the server's role within a full stack application (K1, K2, K3)

• Understand the benefits of using TypeScript over JavaScript, such as improved code quality, enhanced developer productivity, and better tooling support (K7, S1)

• Learn the basic syntax and features of TypeScript (S1, S16)

RESTFUL Api's

• Grasp the concept and purpose of RESTful APIs (K11, S12)

• Construct and implement RESTful APIs effectively (S1, S11, S12, S16)

• Determine appropriate scenarios for applying RESTful APIs (K7, S9, B2)

• Design endpoint structures for data creation, modification, and deletion (K11, S8, S12)

Additional

• Utilize node:fs for filesystem operations (S1, S16)

• Gain experience in using developer tooling, including IDEs, linters, and formatters, to enhance productivity (B3, B9)

Typescript

Devtools

Express and RESTFUL APIs

• A guide on setting up the tools for this weeks project. Good explanation on generating and modifying a TS config file

Project Overview

Your project is to build the backend for a dynamic web application that combines a quiz generator with data from multiple external APIs. This backend will serve as the foundation for a future full-stack application, showcasing your skills in server-side development, API integration, and data manipulation.

Core Requirements

1. TypeScript Implementation::

   • The entire backend project must be written in TypeScript.

   • Utilize TypeScript's static typing for all modules, functions, and API interfaces.

Stretch Goals

• Implement more complex quiz generation algorithms (e.g., adaptive difficulty).

• Add a favourite count feature for questions and allow filtering by this criterion.

• Develop more sophisticated results analysis.

Project Phases

Initial Spike Stage

• Set up the basic structure of your Express server.

• Implement a single endpoint that interacts with one external API.

Core Project Development

• Develop the full set of RESTful endpoints for quiz operations.

• Integrate multiple external APIs.

• Implement the quiz generation and results calculation logic.

API Suggestions

Easier APIs

1. Open AI API - https://platform.openai.com/

2. JokeAPI - https://jokeapi.dev/

3. The Dog API - https://thedogapi.com/

4. The Cat API - https://thecatapi.com/

More Challenging APIs

1. Twitter API - https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api

2. Google Maps API - https://developers.google.com/maps

3. Spotify API - https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/

Submission Guidelines

• Host your code in a Git repository with clear documentation.

• Deploy your project on GitHub Pages. Feel free to deploy it elsewhere as well if you prefer and have the time.

• Include a comprehensive README.md file detailing:

Additional Considerations

• Design your API with future frontend integration in mind. The frontend part of this project will be added next week.

• Implement proper error handling and validation for incoming requests and external API responses.

• Securely store any API keys or sensitive information required by your server.

By completing this project, you will demonstrate your ability to create a robust backend application that combines original functionality with external data sources, showcasing your skills in API development, integration, and server-side logic implementation.

Repository naming convention

Please name your repo following this template: PRO03_BACK_Name1_Name2_Name3_Name4