// Express.js API Endpoint Template
// This template provides a basic structure for creating API endpoints.
// Customize it based on your specific requirements.

const express = require('express');
const router = express.Router();
const { body, validationResult } = require('express-validator');

// Define a route (e.g., for handling POST requests to '/api/{{ROUTE_NAME}}')
router.post(
  '/{{ROUTE_NAME}}',
  // Add input validation using express-validator (optional)
  [
    body('{{INPUT_FIELD_1}}').notEmpty().withMessage('{{INPUT_FIELD_1}} is required'),
    // Add more validation rules as needed
  ],
  async (req, res) => {
    // Check for validation errors
    const errors = validationResult(req);
    if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
      return res.status(400).json({ errors: errors.array() });
    }

    try {
      // Extract data from the request body
      const {{INPUT_FIELD_1}} = req.body.{{INPUT_FIELD_1}};
      // const {{INPUT_FIELD_2}} = req.body.{{INPUT_FIELD_2}}; // Example

      // Perform necessary operations (e.g., database interaction, data processing)
      // const result = await someDatabaseOperation({{INPUT_FIELD_1}}, {{INPUT_FIELD_2}});

      // Respond with success
      res.status(201).json({
        message: '{{ROUTE_NAME}} created successfully',
        // data: result, // Include relevant data in the response
      });
    } catch (error) {
      // Handle errors appropriately
      console.error('Error creating {{ROUTE_NAME}}:', error);
      res.status(500).json({ message: 'Failed to create {{ROUTE_NAME}}', error: error.message });
    }
  }
);

// Define a GET route example
router.get('/{{ROUTE_NAME}}/:id', async (req, res) => {
    try {
        const id = req.params.id;
        // Fetch data based on the ID
        // const data = await someDatabaseFetch(id);

        // if (!data) {
        //     return res.status(404).json({ message: 'Resource not found' });
        // }

        res.status(200).json({
            message: `Successfully retrieved resource with id ${id}`,
            // data: data
        });
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error retrieving resource:', error);
        res.status(500).json({ message: 'Failed to retrieve resource', error: error.message });
    }
});

// Export the router to be used in the main app
module.exports = router;

// Example usage in app.js:
// const {{ROUTE_NAME}}Routes = require('./routes/{{ROUTE_NAME}}');
// app.use('/api', {{ROUTE_NAME}}Routes); // Mount the router under the /api path