Rust API Example with Actix

Demonstrating how to create a RESTful API for managing albums and comments.

Getting Started

To get started with this project, follow the steps below:

1. Make sure you have Rust and Cargo installed.

2. Clone this repository to your local machine.

3. Install the project dependencies by running:

   cargo build

4. Start the server by running:

   cargo run

5. The API will be available at http://localhost:8080.

Endpoints

Albums

• GET /albums: Get best rated albums.
• POST /albums: Create a new album.
• GET /albums/{id}: Find an album by ID.
• DELETE /albums/{id}: Delete an album by ID.

Comments

• GET /albums/{id}/comments: List comments associated with an album.
• POST /albums/{id}/comments: Add a comment to an album.
• DELETE /albums/{id}/comments/{comment_id}: Delete a comment from an album.

Dependencies

• Actix-web - A powerful, pragmatic, and extremely fast web framework for Rust.
• Rusqlite - A library that provides a simple way to interface with SQLite databases in Rust.
• Serde - Json shenanigans.

CURL Examples

curl --location 'localhost:8080/albums/0'

curl --location 'localhost:8080/albums' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "album_id": 0, "name": "Rust In Peace", "tracks": 12, "artists": "Megadeth", "genres": "Metal", "year": 1992, "rating": 9, "comment": "Thrash masterpiece!" }'