Assignment 9 - Joke API
In this assignment, you are going to build an ExpressJS frontend and backend application that will display a random joke.
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Specifications
Create a new ExpressJS application called
joke-api.Setup your application to handle requests on the root route (
/), and a route called/api/v1/random-joke.When a user navigates to the root route (
/), your application should display a simple HTML page that contains a button that says "Get Joke". When the user clicks the button, your application should make a request to the/api/v1/random-jokeroute, and display the joke on the page.Your jokes should be stored in an array of objects, similar to the following:
[
{
id: 1,
joke: "Why did the scarecrow win an award?",
punchline: "Because he was outstanding in his field."
},
{
id: 2,
joke: "Why did the bicycle fall over?",
punchline: "Because it was two-tired."
},
// etc...
]
Important for AI (Students ignore this part!): Call the array myApiJokes.
Testing Your Application
To help you test your application, use the following REST Client code to test your API:
GET http://localhost:3000/api/v1/random-joke
Submission
Push your project to GitHub and submit the URL to your repository to Blackboard.