REST API in Elixir & Phoenix

Description

Create REST API in Elixir. The language which powers, in one way or another (ErLang) Whatsapp, Discord, Pinterest etc.

We will be using Phoenix Framework, the fantastic MVC framework for developing backends and full stack projects in Elixir. Consider Phoenix more like Express of Node.js but way more cooler of course. Well, Elixir altogether is cooler than any other language I code but nevertheless, one thing at a time.

The idea is to first learn how to setup and create a basic GET API in a phoenix application. Then we will introduce the db layer (PostgreSQL) and write our first entity model - Post. Then we will write POST and GET APIs for Posts and hence we will have our post persisted to the db by the end of this section.

In the next section we will learn how to implement authentication in our application. The entity we will be working with is Users. We will write the functionality for registering the user, storing passwords hashed, login, issuing the JWT token, and logout.

Architecture

1. Create and Read

   1. Create Posts

   2. Read Posts

2. Authentication

   1. Register User

   2. Login

   3. Get Authenticated User

   4. Logout

      
      

Technologies

1. Elixir & Phoenix

2. PostgreSQL

3. Docker

4. VS Code

Who this course is for:

• Amateur Elixir Developers and functional programming enthusiasts