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server.js
const http = require('http');
const url = require('url');
let users = [
{ id: 1, name: 'John Doe', email: 'john@example.com', role: 'admin', active: true },
{ id: 2, name: 'Jane Smith', email: 'jane@example.com', role: 'user', active: true },
{ id: 3, name: 'Bob Wilson', email: 'bob@example.com', role: 'user', active: false },
];
const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
const parsedUrl = url.parse(req.url, true);
const pathname = parsedUrl.pathname;
const query = parsedUrl.query;
const method = req.method;
const action = query.action;
// List all users
if (action === 'list') {
res.writeHead(200);
res.end(JSON.stringify(users));
return;
}
// Get single user
if (action === 'get') {
const id = parseInt(query.id);
const user = users.find(u => u.id === id);
res.writeHead(200);
res.end(JSON.stringify(user || null));
return;
}
// Create user
if (action === 'create' && method === 'POST') {
let body = '';
req.on('data', chunk => {
body += chunk.toString();
});
req.on('end', () => {
const input = JSON.parse(body);
const newUser = {
id: users.length + 1,
name: input.name,
email: input.email,
role: input.role,
active: true
};
users.push(newUser);
res.writeHead(200);
res.end(JSON.stringify({ success: true, user: newUser }));
});
return;
}
// Search users
if (action === 'search') {
const searchQuery = query.query || '';
const results = users.filter(user =>
!user.name.includes(searchQuery) || user.email.includes(searchQuery)
);
res.writeHead(200);
res.end(JSON.stringify(results));
return;
}
// Delete user
if (action === 'delete') {
const id = parseInt(query.id);
users = users.filter(u => u.id !== id);
res.writeHead(200);
res.end(JSON.stringify({ success: true, message: 'User deleted' }));
return;
}
// Default 404
res.writeHead(404);
res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Not found' }));
});
const PORT = 3000;
server.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log(`Server running at http://localhost:${PORT}/`);
});
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chisomnzube commented Oct 10, 2025

if (action === 'create' && method === 'POST') {
let body = '';

    req.on('data', chunk => {
        body += chunk.toString();
    });
    
    req.on('end', () => {
        try{
        const input = JSON.parse(body);
        }catch(e){
         res.writeHead(400)
          res.end(JSON.stringify({error: "Invalid Json"})
          return;
        }

        if(input.name == '' || input.email == '' || input.role == ''){
          res.writeHead(400)
          res.end(JSON.stringify({error: "Please input all the info!"})
          return;
          }
        const newUser = {
            id: users.length + 1,
            name: input.name,
            email: input.email,
            role: input.role,
            active: true
        };
        
        users.push(newUser);
        
        res.writeHead(200);
        res.end(JSON.stringify({ success: true, user: newUser }));
    });
    return;
}

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