Glossary · Phase 8 · APIs
App factory
A function that builds and returns a fresh web app, so each test or deployment gets its own copy with its own settings.
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The same checks run in the same order for every request a member makes.
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Project: a trail log web app · A multi-page app with a database, accounts, forms and tests. About 45 minutes.
Other terms from the same lesson
- insecure direct object reference: A bug where changing an id in a request reaches someone else's record, because the app never checks who owns it.
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