Express Hit Counter

This is a Node.js Express version of the Hit Counter service

Contents

This application contains a Node.js Express backend that demonstrates a simple hit counter API. It's a RESTful service that tracks the number of hits to a URL.

Features

• Express.js web framework
• Swagger UI for API documentation
• Mocha/Chai for testing
• Docker support for development and deployment

Running the Application

Local Development

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

2. Start the server:

   npm start
   

   Or for development with auto-reload:

   npm run dev
   

3. Access the application at http://localhost:8000

Using Docker

1. Build the Docker image:

   docker build -t express-hit-counter .
   

2. Run the container:

   docker run -p 8000:8000 express-hit-counter
   

API Endpoints

• GET /hits - Get the current hit count
• PUT /hits - Increment the hit counter by 1

Running Tests

npm test

For coverage report:

npm run coverage

License

Copyright (c) IBM Corporation. All rights reserved.

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