WeLoveMovies-back-end

A RESTful backend service for a movie theater application. This API supports retrieving movie information, theater showings, and user reviews.

🌐 Live Deployment

• Backend: https://welovemovies-back-end-uhdr.onrender.com

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📦 Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• Knex.js
• PostgreSQL
• Render (for deployment)

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⚙️ Setup Instructions (Local)

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/jkfaris94/WeLoveMovies-back-end.git
   cd WeLoveMovies-backend
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set Up Environment Variables

   env DATABASE_URL=postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/we_love_movies Run database migrations and seeds:

4. Run Migrations and Seeds

   npx knex migrate:latest npx knex seed:run

5. Start the server:

   npm start The app will default to http://localhost:5001

📖 API Endpoints

Movies

GET /movies – List all movies

GET /movies?is_showing=true – List currently showing movies

GET /movies/:movieId – Read movie by ID

GET /movies/:movieId/theaters – Theaters showing a movie

GET /movies/:movieId/reviews – Reviews for a movie

Theaters

GET /theaters – List all theaters and their movies

Reviews

PUT /reviews/:reviewId – Update a review

DELETE /reviews/:reviewId – Delete a review

🧪 Scripts

npm start – Start the server

npm run dev – Run with nodemon

npx knex migrate:latest – Apply latest migrations

npx knex migrate:rollback – Roll back last migration

npx knex seed:run – Seed the database

📄 Environment Variables

DATABASE_URL =	PostgreSQL connection string
PORT =	Port the server listens on (optional)

📬 Contact

Built by @jkfaris94
Feel free to open an issue or PR if you'd like to contribute or report a bug.