Google Code-in

Prerequisites

Install and verify the mentorship backend, and install Postman (HowTo )

Steps

1. Run the mentorship-backend repository locally by following the steps in README.md given here
2. Launch Postman and import the repository using Import -> Import Folder
3. Under Collections, the project shows along with 11 available requests. POST Screenshot#1 of the left bar.
4. Perform a POST request POST/register, enter the required details and POST Screenshot#2 of the response of the user successfully created.
5. Perform additional POST requests for POST/register, with different combinations of usernames and passwords, and ensure the error messages are correct:
   • Use the same username again
   • Use a three character username
   • Use a fifteen character username
   • Use a blank username
   • Use a blank password
   • Explore other ways to generate error messages from the POST/register API Screenshot #3 of one of your error responses.

Work Submission

Share Screenshot #1, Screenshot #2, and Screenshot #3, by uploading them in a Google Drive folder / Pastebin Images and sharing a link which is publicly accessible.

Resources

• Refer User Authentication and Using Backend Swagger UI for reference.
• For additional information on installing and verifying Postman, see the references in this setup task
• If you need help or get lost, post a "New topic" in the coding-backend-tasks stream.
• Systers Mentorship Backend GitHub Repository
• Setup and Run section of the Mentorship Backend repository