Write a Microblog Web Application

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In this exercise, we'll build a simple microblogging web-service with a Cloud storage backend. The site will allow users to create posts, follow other users, and view posts from the users they are following.

📚 What you'll learn

Routing and handling HTTP requests with the Routes library
JSON serialization and deserialization with the Json library
Database schema design with multiple BTrees
Transactionality when storing and retrieving data

We've broken this exercise down into three parts. Each part will guide you through a different aspect of building the microblogging service. We'll start with the basic HTTP service layer, then move on to JSON serialization and deserialization for the service, and finally, we'll design the storage layer and link it to the API.

This exercise will involve some creativity and decision-making on your part, so feel free to experiment and try different approaches. 🧪

Part 1

HTTP service API

Write the HTTP service endpoints with our high-level routing library and deploy the service to the Cloud

10-20 mins

Part 2

JSON serialization and deserialization

Define your client models and implement JSON serialization and deserialization

20-30 mins

Part 3

Storage layer with BTree

Design your database schema and query logic, and add it to the service layer

20-30 mins