Dictionary-Backend

A dictionary server built using Nodejs, Expressjs and MongoDB. The server serves data of words when requested. The server is currently hosted on Heroku platform with link.

Installation :

1. Install Nodejs and npm and MongoDB.
2. Clone the repository to your device.
3. npm install to install the required dependencies.
4. Change the mongoose connection string (DB_CONNECT) to your own string that connects to your MongoDB cluster.
5. npm start to start the server.

Usage

API calls supported :

1. GET '/word/<your_word>/definitions' :
   Returns definitions of the requested word.
   Output format : List of Strings
   

2. GET '/word/<your_word>/antonyms' :
   Returns antonyms of the requested word.
   Output format : List of Strings
   

3. GET '/word/<your_word>/synonyms' :
   Returns synonyms of the requested word.
   Output format : List of Strings
   

4. GET '/word/<your_word>/examples' :
   Returns examples of the requested word.
   Output format : List of Strings
   

5. GET '/word/<your_word>/allInfo' :
   Returns all the information of the requested word.
   Output format : Object containing information
   

6. GET '/words' :
   Returns a random word with all its information.
   Output format : Object containing information