countries-api

A NodeJs GraphQL server which allows you to look up a country by name and returns the full name, population and a list of its official currencies including current exchange rate to SEK.

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Built With

• Node.js
• Typescript
• GraphQL
• Git
• Express
• Mocha, chai and supertest
• Json Web Token
• Postman

Requirements

You will need Node.js (version 14 and above) and a node global package installed in your environment.

Node

• Node installation on Windows

  Just go on official Node.js website and download the installer. Also, be sure to have git available in your PATH, npm might need it (You can find git here).

• Node installation on Ubuntu

  Installation Commands

    $ sudo apt install nodejs
    $ sudo apt install npm
  

• Other Operating Systems

  You can find more information about the installation on the official Node.js website and the official NPM website. If the installation was successful, you should be able to run the following command.

  Verify versions

    $ node -v
    v14.17.5
    $ npm -v
    6.14.14
  

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Clone this project

$ git clone https://github.com/lawrecks/countries-api.git
$ cd countries-api

Install dependencies

$ npm install

Configure app

• Create a file named .env in the project root directory
• Add the environment variables as described in the .env.example file

Running this project locally

$ npm run dev

Running tests

$ npm test

Documentation

Postman: https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/10148336/UVsJvmNg

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Copyright

Copyright (c) 2021 Ugochukwu Ejiogu