some inbetween progress

package.json

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+{
+  "name": "jonas_jones-api",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "an api used for my website",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "start": "nodemon server.js --exec babel-node --presets babel-preset-env",
+    "lint": "eslint src/js"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/j-onasJones/jonas_jones-api.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "RESTful",
+    "API",
+    "node",
+    "mongoDB"
+  ],
+  "author": "Jonas_Jones",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/j-onasJones/jonas_jones-api/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/j-onasJones/jonas_jones-api#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "babel-cli": "^6.26.0",
+    "babel-core": "^6.26.3",
+    "babel-loader": "^9.1.2",
+    "babel-preset-env": "^1.7.0",
+    "body-parser": "^1.20.1",
+    "express": "^4.18.2"
+  }
+}

projects.js

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+{
+    projects: [
+        {
+            id: -1,
+            title: 'Template Project',
+            description_short: 'This is a template project.',
+            description: 'This is a template project. It\'s goals are to provide a template for future projects.',
+            technologies: ['A list of technologies used, not languages'],
+            languages: ['A list of languages used, not technologies'],
+            versions: ['A list of versions if not on github or modrinth'],
+            latest_release: 'The latest release if not on github or modrinth',
+            topics: ['A list of topics if not on github'],
+            platforms: ['A list of platforms if not on github', 'github', 'modrinth', 'curseforge', 'website'],
+            os: ['A list of operating systems if not on github', 'windows', 'linux', 'macos', 'android', 'ios'],
+            bg_image: 'https://link.to.image',
+            icon_image: 'https://link.to.image',
+            github: 'https://link.to.github/repo',
+            home: 'https://link.to.home.page',
+            status: 'Release',
+        },
+        {
+            id: 0,
+            title: 'Website V1',
+            description_short: 'My first attempt at a website.',
+            description: 'My first attempt at a website. It\'s goals were to list the projects I\'ve worked on and provide a way to contact me.',
+            technologies: ['HTML', 'CSS', 'JavaScript'],
+            image: 'https://via.placeholder.com/150',
+            github: 'https://github.com/J-onasJones/J-onasJones.github.io/',
+            live: '',
+        },
+        {
+            id: 1,
+            title: 'Project Two',
+            description: 'This is the second project',
+            technologies: ['HTML', 'CSS', 'JavaScript'],
+            image: 'https://via.placeholder.com/150',
+            github: '',
+            live: '',
+        }
+    ]
+}

server.js

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+const express = require('express')
+const app = express();
+app.get('/', (req, res) => {
+    res.send('Welcome to the jonas_jones-api!')
+});
+
+app.get('/projects', (req, res) => {
+    const keyword = req.query.keyword;
+    const version = req.query.version;
+    const platform = req.query.platform;
+    const topic = req.query.topic;
+    return res.status(200).json({
+        success: true,
+        projects: {
+            keyword: keyword,
+            version: version,
+            platform: platform,
+            topic: topic,
+        }
+    })
+    
+
+});
+app.listen(8000, () => {
+    console.log('api listening on port 8000!')
+});