BEGINNER • API Foundations and HTTP
Reliability Sprint: enforce strict input validation #27
This lesson targets enforce strict input validation in a realistic inventory synchronization service workflow. You will practice commands: npm run dev | node server.js | app.get('/route', handler). 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:", "app.get('/route', handler)");Commands & References
- npm run dev
- node server.js
- app.get('/route', handler)
Lab Steps
- Prepare environment using: npm run dev
- 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.