Explore how to validate data on the server using a REST API developed with Node.js and Express. The API will allow you to create a user account and retrieve a list of user accounts.
Overview
Syllabus
The Importance of Data Validation
As developers, we should strive to create applications that ensure that data created and updated by our users is useful.
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What is Data Validation?
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Get Started with the Project
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Review the Routes
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Test the Routes
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Further Testing the New User Account Route
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Data Validation Review
5 questions
Validating Data
Define data validation for required fields to ensure that new users provide those values. And learn ways to go further with validation using a data validation library or an object-relational mapping library (ORM) like Sequelize.
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Define Data Validation Requirements
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Return Validation Error Messages
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Test Validation Rules in Postman
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Format Validation Error Messages
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Explore Data Validation Types
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Next Steps: Expand Data Validation Requirements
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Validating Data Review
5 questions
Taught by
Guil Hernandez
