RESTful API CHALLENGE

• by Hannah Smyth-Osbourne
• Scott Gledhill
• Zeshan Rasul

As a user, so I can save milliseconds of my time, I want to be able to:
> post messages
> see them appear
> edit them
> and delete them.
All without reloading or refreshing the page (also should be stored to view at a later date).

• fork this repository
• git clone this to your projects folder
• cd into the folder
• run bundle

To set up a local database:

• Install homebrew and then install PostgreSQL
• Follow this quick setup if unfamiliar.
• Run psql from the command line to access your databases (or however else you do so) and make sure to CREATE DATABASE message_board_development; so that data DataMapper has somewhere to map the model to.

This sets up the models since the dm_set_up file has now run.

• Migrate the data (empty at this point) in order to create the table.

> rake db:auto_migrate

• Ruby on Sinatra (Modular) with DataMapper
• PostgreSQL Database
• Javascript
• AJAX with JSON

• No page reloading or refreshing.
• Using AJAX calls:
  • Messages can be created. And are saved in database immediately.
  • Messages can be read. Created messages are retrieved and shown on page at the top immediately.
  • Messages can be edited. Updates are saved and displayed automatically
  • Messages can be deleted. Results shown immediately.
• Create, edit, and delete buttons with event listeners.