API-Server

This code sets up a RESTful API using Express in Node.js for managing security controls, including functionalities to add, update, and delete controls, with data stored in memory and presented in a web interface with Bootstrap.

Architecture

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed on your machine
  • https://nodejs.org/en/download
• download express body parser
  • npm install express body-parser cors
• Postman installed for testing APIs (optional)
  • https://web.postman.co/home

Steps to Run the App

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/MiguelAngelHorta/Security-Controls-Inventory.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Security-Controls-Inventory

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install express body-parser cors 

4. Start the Express server:

   node appAPI.js

5. The server will start running at http://localhost:3000. The JSON data in the inventory table can be viewed @ 'http://localhost:3000/controls' in the browser.

6. Interact with the frontend by opening folder in Visual Studio and opening the 'indexAPI.html' file through

7. Interact with the backend server through bash through the following commands

   (go to folder)

    cd <folder location>

   (add a control)

   curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"mainID":"5", "mainDescription":"Sample Control",        "domain":"Sample Domain", "scope":"Yes"}' http://localhost:3000/controls

   (update a control)

   curl -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"mainDescription":"Updated Control",     
   "domain":"Updated Domain", "scope":"No"}' http://localhost:3000/controls/5

   (delete a control)

   curl -X DELETE http://localhost:3000/controls/5

Testing the APIs with Postman

Summary of JavaScript Functions

• fetchControls(): Fetches all controls from the server and populates the table.
• AddData(): Adds a new control to the server and updates the table.
• updateData(id): Fetches data of a specific control for editing.
• updateControl(id): Updates the data of a specific control on the server and in the table.
• deleteControl(id): Deletes a specific control from the server and updates the table.

Git commits from Visual Studio to Github

• go to folder with files
• $cd foldername
• Initialize git
• $git init
• add files
• $git add .
• commit changes
• $git commit -m 'message'
• verify remote URL (if not already done)
• $git remote -v
• Pull Changes from remote repo to synchronize local with Github (if applicable)
• $git pull --rebase origin main -Resolve diverged branches (if applicable)
• $git config pull.ff only
• Pull changes from the remote repository again
• $git pull --rebase origin main
• push changes
• $git push -u origin main