Exploration of Thoughts: Express Tutorial 1 : Stock Market

WealthSimulator

In this project in which user can buy and sell stocks virtually. 

 Requirements

1. Basic Javascript Knowledge
2. Text editor
3. Node js https://nodejs.org/en/download/

1. Setting up

1.     Create a Folder named "WealthSimulator"
2.    open   Terminal or Powershell inside the Folder

•  npm init -y // To Setup project
•  npm install express 
•  Create a file server.js

  server.js

import express to your code

create instance of express 

Our app will send 'Welcome' text as a response 

to request made with '/' in browser. 

This will make app to listen to request at port

Now we are all set to run our server

Got to Terminal or power shell inside project folder

npm start

http://localhost:3000/

Cool Now, Our server is answering to request made by browser.

2. Yahoo Finance API

npm install axios

Make account on Rapid API

Rapid API

Subscribe to this API for free

On Endpoints Tab

Look for this in indices (left panel)

Copy The code snippet and paste it server.js

After

 const app = express() 

Before

app.get()

Delete import axios from "axios";

PUT const axios = require( "axios");

Now Run the Server

Check your Terminal or PowerShell

As we will move , we add following things in upcoming tutorials

1. Templates
2. Database
3. User management System