- [Instructor] With built in API with endpoint
from scratch using Express in this course.
However there are other libraries worth exploring
if you want to save some time or get more benefits
from these libraries.
I always think it's great to first build one on your own
so you'll learn the basics and the syntax
then borrow from other libraries to be more efficient.
Here are some of the potential options.
Got to koajs.com.
If you like Express, but would like to get more for less
Koa is a great option built from the same people
who did Express.
For instance, and if you're familiar with ES6 Syntax
you can use generators instead of callbacks.
They also remove middleware to make the library smaller.
And there is much more to explore.
Feel free to take a look at it.
Then go to swagger.io.
Then if you'd like to get a full fledge prebuilt API
you could either use Wwagger or LoopBack
which is loopback.io.
Which both comes prebuilt with all the endpoints you need
once you've set a few things.
I haven't worked with Swagger, but I've built a few projects
using LoopBack and I can tell you
it's a very good API generator where you can easily
build a backend server with all the API endpoints
with a few CLI commands.
So feel free to explore these tools at your own leisure,
but the beauty of having built one yourself from scratch
is that it'll make it easier for you to understand
and compare what they offer.