apiControllerBoilerplate.js

module.exports = {
  postSomething: async (req, res) => {
    const { title, description, userId } = req.body;
    const thing = new Field({
      title,
      description,
      userId,
    });

    try {
      const newThing = await thing.save();
      res.json(newThing);
    } catch (error) {
      res.status(400).send(error);
    }
  },
  
  getSomething: async (req, res) => {
    const { username } = req.params;
    console.log(username);
    try {
      const thing = await Field.findOne({ username });
      if (!thing) {
        return res.status(404).send("Thing Not found");
      }
      res.status(200).json(thing);
    } catch (error) {
      res.status(400).send(error);
    }
  }
}