GI Joe API

A full-stack character tracking application built with ASP.NET Core and React.

This project began as a simple API for managing GI Joe characters and has grown into a full-stack application with a React frontend inspired by classic 1980's action figure file cards.

Features

• Create GI Joe characters
• Read character data
• Update existing characters
• Delete characters
• Search characters by name
• Pagination support
• SQLite database integration
• Entity Framework Core
• Swagger API documentation
• CORS configuration for frontend integration

Tech Stack

• C#
• .NET
• ASP.NET Core Web API
• Entity Framework Core
• SQLite
• Swagger / OpenAPI

Running the API

Navigate to the project directory:

dotnet run

The API will run at:

http://localhost:5116

Swagger UI:

http://localhost:5116/swagger

Endpoints

• GET /api/joes
• GET /api/joes/search?name=
• GET /api/joes/{id}
• POST /api/joes
• PUT /api/joes/{id}
• DELETE /api/joes/{id}

Project Status

Under active development as part of a structured C# and .NET learning roadmap.