Handle GET and POST Request in Express

In Express.js, handling GET and POST requests involves defining routes and implementing route handlers to process incoming requests. Here's a basic example of handling GET and POST requests using Express:

  1. Setup your Express app:

    Install Express if you haven't already:

                    
                        npm install express
                    
                

    Create a file (e.g., app.js) and set up a basic Express app:

                    
                        const express = require('express');
                        const app = express();
                        const port = 3000;
                        
                        // Middleware to parse JSON in request bodies
                        app.use(express.json());
                        
                        // Serve static files (optional)
                        app.use(express.static('public'));
                        
                        // Start the server
                        app.listen(port, () => {
                          console.log(`Server is running at http://localhost:${port}`);
                        });                    
                    
                

  2. Handling GET requests:

    Define a route for handling GET requests:

                    
                        app.get('/', (req, res) => {
                            res.send('Hello, this is a GET request!');
                          });                      
                    
                

    In this example, when a user accesses the root URL (/) with a GET request, the server responds with "Hello, this is a GET request!"

  3. Handling POST requests:

    Define a route for handling POST requests:

                    
                        app.post('/post-example', (req, res) => {
                            const dataFromBody = req.body; // Access the data sent in the request body
                            res.json({ message: 'This is a POST request!', data: dataFromBody });
                        });
                    
                

    In this example, when a user sends a POST request to the /post-example route, the server responds with a JSON object containing a message and the data sent in the request body.

    Note: To test POST requests, you can use tools like curl, Postman, or tools integrated into your development environment.

  4. Run your Express app:

                    
                        node app.js
                    
                

    Visit http://localhost:3000/ in your browser for the GET request, and use a tool like Postman or curl to send a POST request to http://localhost:3000/post-example.

Remember that this is a basic example, and in a real-world application, you might want to add more error handling, validation, and possibly use a router to organize your code better. Express provides a lot of flexibility and additional features for handling different types of requests and building robust APIs.

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