API Route Generator

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Both editors excel at pattern-matching from reference code. Pointing to an existing route as a style guide produces remarkably consistent output. The comprehensive endpoint list prevents incomplete CRUD implementations.

Prompt
Generate a REST API route for {{resource_name}} following this project's existing patterns.

Reference route: {{reference_route_path}} (use this as the style guide)
Framework: {{framework}}
ORM: {{orm}}
Auth: {{auth_method}}

Endpoints to create:
- GET /api/{{resource_name}} — list with pagination, filtering by {{filter_fields}}, sorting
- GET /api/{{resource_name}}/[id] — single resource with {{related_resources}} included
- POST /api/{{resource_name}} — create with Zod validation
- PATCH /api/{{resource_name}}/[id] — partial update
- DELETE /api/{{resource_name}}/[id] — soft delete if project uses it, hard delete otherwise

Each endpoint must include:
- Auth check (match the pattern in {{reference_route_path}})
- Input validation with descriptive error messages
- Proper HTTP status codes (201 for create, 204 for delete, 422 for validation errors)
- Rate limiting if the project has it
- Consistent response shape matching existing endpoints

Also generate:
- TypeScript types for request/response bodies
- A Zod schema for the create and update payloads
- An API client function that the frontend can use to call each endpoint

Variables to customize

{{resource_name}}{{reference_route_path}}{{framework}}{{orm}}{{auth_method}}{{filter_fields}}{{related_resources}}

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