Build CRUD REST API | Dataford Interview Questions

Build an api with CRUD operations using this starter code.

Implement a function that processes one operation at a time against an in-memory store of records. The function should accept a JSON object with an operation field and the required payload for that operation, then return the result of the requested CRUD action.

Input

request: a JSON object with one of these forms:

{"operation": "create", "record": {"id": int, "name": str}}
{"operation": "read", "id": int}
{"operation": "update", "id": int, "updates": { ... }}
{"operation": "delete", "id": int}

Output

Return the created or updated record, the requested record, or true/false for delete and missing-record cases.

Constraints

Each request contains exactly one operation
Record ids are unique integers
Updates only include fields that should change
The store starts empty
Return None when a record does not exist for read or update

Function Signature

def build_api(request):

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