useful API

Creates an AWS EC2 Instance running NodeJS and associated AWS resources for the "usefulapi" service. Please note that I am not following best practices for security because I am only using the default subnet and VPC with only 1 instance and no auto scaling. I could also force everyone to use the ELB but am not.

What is this repository for?

To house all of my one-off API ideas.

How do I get set up?

• Run the Cloudformation template using either the CLI or AWS console: EC2Instance-usefulAPI.yaml
• Please note that the startup script will take some time to run and is still running after the stack is finished creating. I noticed that about 5 minutes should be enough time before you try hitting the API. If the ELB does not work at first, give it a few minutes because it is being set to InService after the CFN is done.

Architecture Diagram

Services

• convert:
  • Converts an Image to Base64
  • Endpoint:

    POST http://UsefulAPI-Instance-16INGOG725HYN-1316259238.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/convert
    

  • Body:

    Upload the image as multipart/form-data with no JSON body
    

  • Response:

    {
        "image": {
            "filename": "image.jpg",
            "contentType": "image/jpeg",
            "base64": "/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEBLAEsAAD/..."
        }
    }
    

Contribution guidelines

• If you would like to make edits, please create a pull request or make an new issue.

Who do I talk to?

• Andrew Tomko
• tomand285@gmail.com