Mongo collection update listener

Overview

A simple Express server that creates from 1 to 10 random customers with a 200ms interval, and writes anonymized version of a customer document to customer anonymized collection.

Technologies and tools

• TypeScript - main programming language
• Node.js - runtime for application
• Express.js - backend framework
• MongoDB - main database
• Mongoose - library for working with Mongo
• Docker/Docker-compose - containerization tools

Steps to run the project

• Clone repository
• cd into project directory
• run npm i or npm ci (package-lock is in the repository)
• run docker compose up -d to spin up db
• run npm run build && npm start
• go to GET: localhost:4000/api/v1/customer-anonymized to check new customers