The Complete Strapi™ Course with Plugins and Deployment - Post Likes: Part 1

The video tutorial explains how to implement a post likes feature in a Strapi application. It covers creating a two-sided relation between user and post collections, setting up a custom route for liking posts, and developing a controller action to handle the likes. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of allowing only authenticated users to like posts and discusses error handling and route access control.

Why is a simple counter not sufficient for tracking post likes?

• It is not compatible with Strapi.

• It doesn't prevent multiple likes from the same user.

• It is too complex to implement.

• It requires too much storage space.

What type of relationship is created between users and posts for the likes feature?

• Many-to-many

• One-to-many

• One-to-one

• Self-referential

What is the main advantage of using a two-sided relationship for likes?

• It reduces the number of database queries.

• It simplifies the database schema.

• It improves the performance of the application.

• It allows tracking which users liked which posts.

What is the purpose of creating a custom route for the like post feature?

• To simplify the existing routes

• To manage the specific task of liking a post

• To handle post updates more efficiently

• To allow public users to like posts

Which HTTP method is used for the like post API endpoint?

• PUT

• GET

• POST

• DELETE

How is the 'like' action identified in the API path?

• By using a query parameter

• By appending '/like' to the post ID

• By using a different HTTP method

• By specifying it in the request body

What error code is returned if an unauthenticated user tries to like a post?

• 404 Not Found

• 403 Forbidden

• 400 Bad Request

• 401 Unauthorized

Why is it unnecessary to check for user authentication in the controller?

• The route is already restricted to authenticated users.

• The server automatically handles authentication.

• All users are considered authenticated by default.

• The authentication check is performed in the frontend.

What information is retrieved from the request to perform the like action?

• Post ID, Post Content, and User Role

• User ID, Post Content, and Timestamp

• User Role, Post Content, and Query Parameters

• User ID, Post ID, and Query Parameters

What is the role of query parameters in the like post feature?

• To specify the user role

• To filter the posts to be liked

• To include additional data in the request

• To authenticate the user