🚀 Goal: Insert New Documents Like a Pro

Your platform is growing, and it’s time to expand your offerings! Imagine a host adding a brand-new property or a guest signing up for the first time. As the backend engineer, you’re the one who makes these moments possible—bringing new data to life in your MongoDB collection.

In this exercise, you’ll master the art of inserting documents. Every new listing, guest, or booking starts with a single insert—and your code is what makes it happen.

🧩 Exercise: Insert a Document

  1. Open the File
    Navigate to server/src/lab/ and open crud-5.lab.js.

  2. Locate the Function
    Find the crudCreateItem function in the file.

  3. Update the Code

    • Insert the document stored in the item variable into the collection.
    • The item variable is already formatted and ready for insertion.

🚦 Test Your API

  1. Go to server/src/lab/rest-lab directory.
  2. Open crud-5-lab.http.
  3. Click Send Request to execute the API call.
  4. Verify the response confirms successful insertion of the document.