Capstone 2 day 0 Questions

gistfile1.txt

Which database tables are created in the migrations?
  
  user, language, word

What are the endpoints for user registration, login and refresh?

  /api/auth/token, /api/user


What endpoints have been implemented in the language router?

  /api/language

What is the async and await syntax for?

  async/await is a relatively new javascript feature for handling Promises with a cleaner syntax

Which endpoints need implementing in the language router?

  /api/language/head, /api/language/guess

How does the GET /api/language endpoint decide which language to respond with? 

  It uses the LanguageService which in turn queries the language table

In the UserService.populateUserWords method, what is db.transaction?

  A knex method for creating a SQL transaction

What is SERIAL in the create migration files?

  A postgres specific data type often used for primary keys

What is setval in the seed file?

  A postgres function to set the current value of a sequence

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Which routes are already set up and what are their paths?

  /           DashboardRoute
  /learn      LearningRoute
  /register   RegistrationRoute
  /login      LoginRoute
  (catch-all) NotFoundRoute
          
What is the concern of the AuthApiService object?

  User sign-up, sign-in, and token refreshing

What is the concern of the UserContext?

  To provide access to the user sign-in, sign-out functions

Does the PrivateRoute make use of the UserContext?

  Yes

What does the /cypress/integration/day-0.1-purpose.spec.js file test?

  The presence of certain HTML tags and content

Which elements on the page are being checked in and what for?

  header h1, should contain Spaced Repetition
  p, should contain Practice learning a language with the spaced reptition revision technique.