Backend Routes

HTML

• GET / StaticPagesController#root

API Endpoints

users

• GET /api/users/:id
  • returns info for the specified user.
  • Info includes profile picture, display name, status (optional).
• POST /api/users/
  • sign up
• GET /api/channels/:id/users
  • returns the users who belong to this channel
  • Users are displayed with their name + profile picture
• GET /api/direct_messages/:id/users
  • returns the users who belong to this direct_message conversation
  • Users are displayed with their name + profile picture

messages

• GET /api/channels/:id/messages
  • returns the messages for the specified channel
  • messages are displayed with a timestamp and their sender's name + profile picture
• POST /api/channels/:id/messages/
  • creates a message in the channel
• GET /api/direct_messages/:id/messages
  • returns the messages for the specified conversation
  • messages are displayed with a timestamp and their sender's name + profile picture
• POST /api/direct_messages/:id/messages/
  • create a message in a direct_message conversation
• PATCH /api/messages/:id
  • edit message
• DELETE /api/messages/:id
  • edit message

channels

• GET /api/channels/
  • returns all channels
• GET /api/channels/:id
  • returns a channel
• GET /api/users/:id/channels/
  • returns all of the specified user's channels
• POST /api/channels/
  • creates a channel
• DELETE /api/channels/:id
  • deletes a channel
• PATCH /api/channels/:id/
  • edit a channel

direct_messages

• GET /api/direct_messages/
  • return the users direct messages
• GET /api/direct_messages/:id
  • returns direct message conversation
• POST /api/direct_messages/
  • create a direct_message conversation
• DELETE /api/direct_messages/
  • deletes a direct_message conversation

memberships

• POST /api/direct_messages/:id/memberships
  • add a user to a direct message convo
• Delete /api/direct_messages/:id/memberships
  • remove a user to a direct message convo
• POST /api/channels/:id/memberships
  • add a user to a channel
• Delete /api/channels/:id/memberships
  • remove a user from a channel