Most Frequent Words Web-API

REST-API for code assignment in .NET

The Assignment

The assignment is to create a web-API that returns the count of the 10 most frequent words together with their frequencies.

Language of Implementation

.NET

Framework for REST-API

ASP.NET Core

Scripts

Installing Dependencies

Within the api folder, run dotnet restore to install dependencies.

The Application

Within the api folder, run dotnet run to start the app.

Developer Mode

Within the api folder, run dotnet watch run to start the app in dev mode.

Running Tests

Within the api.tests folder, run dotnet test to execute the unit tests.

How to Use the REST-API

Sending a POST request to /count of the application returns the count of the ten most frequent words in the input string.

    "count": {
        "href": "http://localhost:5116/count",
        "method": "POST",
        "desc": "Returns the count of the ten most frequent words in the input string",
        "params": "{input_string}",
        "header": "Content-Type: text/plain"
    }

$ curl -H "Content-type: text/plain" -X "POST" -d "Banan Äpple Katt Hund Banan Hund Katt Hund" http://localhost:5116/count
$ {"Hund":3,"Banan":2,"Katt":2,"Äpple":1}