Full-Stack React Projects - Second Edition

The media update API

In the backend, we will need an API that allows us to update existing media in the database if the user making the request is the authorized creator of the given media post. First, we will declare the PUT route, which accepts the update request from the client.

mern-mediastream/server/routes/media.routes.js:

router.route('/api/media/:mediaId')        .put(authCtrl.requireSignin,                 mediaCtrl.isPoster,                     mediaCtrl.update)

When a PUT request is received at 'api/media/:mediaId', the server will ensure the signed-in user is the original poster of the media content by calling the isPoster controller method. The isPoster controller method is defined as follows.

mern-mediastream/server/controllers/media.controller.js:

const isPoster = ...