README.md

special-fiesta

Simple Express server which stores responses of HTTP requests to a MongoDB.

Prerequisites

• Node >= 6.10.2
• MongoDB >= 3.2.4

Get started

Configure the application

Create a config.json file in the project root folder which contains the following info:

{
 // Where to GET the data - REQUIRED
 "targetURI": "https://www.example.com/api/v2/data",
 // Where to connect to a running MongoDB instance - REQUIRED
 "mongoURI": "mongodb://localhost:27017/",
 // Database name - OPTIONAL, defaults to "database"
 "mongoDBName": "fruits",
 // How often should the data be requested (in seconds) - OPTIONAL, defaults to 60 seconds
 "interval": "180",
 // Custom response data key - OPTIONAL, by default the whole data object is stored
 "dataKey": "latest",
 // Custom file name for the export action - OPTIONAL, defaults to "data.json"
 "exportFileName": "fruits"
}

Start recording the data

Run npm start to start the application. You have to manually end the process if you want to stop recording.

Export the data as JSON

Run npm run export to create a JSON file with the records from the DB.