// index.js
// where your node app starts
// init project
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
// enable CORS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-origin_resource_sharing)
// so that your API is remotely testable by FCC
var cors = require('cors');
app.use(cors({optionsSuccessStatus: 200})); // some legacy browsers choke on 204
// http://expressjs.com/en/starter/static-files.html
app.use(express.static('public'));
// http://expressjs.com/en/starter/basic-routing.html
app.get("/", function (req, res) {
res.sendFile(__dirname + '/views/index.html');
});
app.get("/api/:time?", function (req, res) {
let date;
if (req.params.time) {
// Check if it is a Unix timestamp
if (!isNaN(req.params.time)) {
date = new Date(parseInt(req.params.time));
} else {
date = new Date(req.params.time);
}
} else {
// If no parameter, use the current date and time
date = new Date();
}
if (!isNaN(date.getTime())) {
// If date is valid, return the Unix timestamp and UTC string
res.json({unix: date.getTime(), utc: date.toUTCString()});
} else {
// If date is not valid, return an error message
res.json({error: "Invalid Date"});
}
});
// listen for requests :)
var listener = app.listen(process.env.PORT, function () {
console.log('Your app is listening on port ' + listener.address().port);
});
views/index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Timestamp Microservice | freeCodeCamp.org</title>
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/universal/favicons/favicon-32x32.png" type="image/x-icon"/>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
</head>
<body>
<h1>Timestamp Microservice</h1>
<hr />
<div class="container">
<h3>Example Usage:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="api/2015-12-25">[project url]/api/2015-12-25</a></li>
<li><a href="api/1451001600000">[project url]/api/1451001600000</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Example Output:</h3>
<p>
<code>{"unix":1451001600000, "utc":"Fri, 25 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT"}</code>
</p>
</div>
<div class="footer">
<p>
By <a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org/">freeCodeCamp.org</a>
</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
public/style.css
/****** Main Styling ******/
body {
font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
font-size: 16px;
color: #222;
background-color: #FaFaFa;
text-align: center;
line-height: 1.4em;
}a
.container {
padding: 0;
margin-top: 40px;
}
h3 {
margin-top: 30px;
}
hr {
margin: 25px;
}
.footer {
margin-top: 40px;
}
code {
font-family: monospace;
padding: 2px;
color: black;
background-color: #fff;
}
ul {
list-style-type: none;
}
li {
margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}
a {
color: #2574A9;
}
package.json
{
"name": "fcc-api-projects-boilerplate",
"version": "0.0.1",
"description": "An FCC Backend Challenge",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"start": "node index.js"
},
"dependencies": {
"express": "^4.12.4",
"cors": "^2.8.0"
},
"repository": {
"type": "git",
"url": "https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/boilerplate-project-timestamp.git"
},
"bugs": {
"url": "https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/issues"
},
"homepage": "https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/boilerplate-project-timestamp#readme",
"author": "freeCodeCamp <team@freecodecamp.org>",
"keywords": [
"node",
"express",
"freeCodeCamp"
],
"license": "MIT"
}
readme.md
Timestamp Microservice
This is the boilerplate code for the Timestamp Microservice project. Instructions for building your project can be found at https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/apis-and-microservices/apis-and-microservices-projects/timestamp-microservice
Timestamp Microservice Example Usage:
Example Output:
{"unix":1451001600000, "utc":"Fri, 25 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT"} app.get("/api/:time", function (req, res) { console.log(req.params.time); let unixtime; if (Date.parse(req.params.time) > 0) { unixtime = new Date(req.params.time).getTime() / 1000; } else { unixtime = req.params.time; } const utctime = new Date(req.params.time).toUTCString(); console.log(utctime); res.json({unix: unixtime, utc: utctime}); });
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