BEGINNER • API Foundations and HTTP
Reliability Sprint: improve endpoint reliability #2
This lesson targets improve endpoint reliability in a realistic booking reservation API workflow. You will practice commands: npm install express | curl http://localhost:3000/health | res.status(200).json(...). The code example is specific to backend API engineering tasks for this lesson objective.
Code Example
import { PrismaClient } from "@prisma/client";
const prisma = new PrismaClient();
export async function getAccountOverview(userId: string) {
const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
where: { id: userId },
include: {
subscriptions: true,
completedLessons: { take: 5, orderBy: { completedAt: "desc" } },
},
});
if (!user) {
throw new Error("User not found");
}
return {
email: user.email,
completedLessons: user.completedLessons.length,
hasSubscription: user.subscriptions.some((item) => item.status === "ACTIVE"),
};
}
console.log("Sync schema with:", "res.status(200).json(...)");Commands & References
- npm install express
- curl http://localhost:3000/health
- res.status(200).json(...)
Lab Steps
- Prepare environment using: npm install express
- Implement endpoint or middleware for this scenario.
- Test positive/negative cases and inspect response contracts.
- Document one reliability or security improvement.
Exercises
- Add one edge-case validation and return clear error details.
- Improve one endpoint to be idempotent and test retries.
- Write one test case proving the expected API behavior.