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endpoint that validates tweets - to be used in the Staying Sharp With AngularJS course

Tweet Validator

Checks for 140 character limit.

The /tweet endpoint responds to POST requests with a description field in JSON format. It sends back a 200 HTTP status code if description is valid and a 400 status code if it's not.

Available on Heroku at http://gentle-spire-1153.herokuapp.com/tweet

Running the app

  • npm install
  • node app.js

Making calls with curl

Using curl, you can make calls like so:

curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"description":"Example of description"}' http://localhost:3000/tweet