I created a CRUD application using MongoDB and Next.js 13 for performing Create, Read, Update, and Delete operations on data. Here's a step-by-step breakdown of what I did:

Installation and Initial Setup:

1. First, I installed Next.js.
2. Removed the default data that comes with a new project.
3. Created an .env file and defined the MongoDB URI in it.
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Creating a Schema:

4. Defined a schema based on the data structure.

5. Connected the schema to the MongoDB database within the app.
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Creating API Routes:

6. Defined API routes for CRUD operations:

• Created API routes for different HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) to handle corresponding CRUD actions.
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Creating the Create API:

7. Created an API route for the "create" operation

• Defined a POST route to handle the creation of new data.
• Used the appropriate HTTP method and handled the data creation logic.
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Building the User Interface (UI):

8. Designed and created the UI components to interact with the CRUD operations.

9. Designed forms, buttons, and elements for each operation to allow users to perform CRUD actions easily.
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API Calls:

10. Within the UI component files, made API calls to the defined routes: - Used various API methods (like fetch or libraries like Axios) to perform CRUD actions. - Integrated these API calls into the UI components to ensure that user interactions trigger the correct API requests.

Hosting:

11. After thorough testing, built the application.

12. Deployed the built application to a hosting platform (like Vercel) to make it accessible online.