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Similarly, we can add handlers for other HTTP verbs. Add a /todo/[id] route by creating a src/routes/todo/[id]/+server.js file with PUT and DELETE handlers for toggling and removing todos, using the toggleTodo and deleteTodo functions in src/lib/server/database.js:

src/routes/todo/[id]/+server
import * as database from '$lib/server/database.js';

export async function PUT({ params, request, cookies }) {
	const { done } = await request.json();
	const userid = cookies.get('userid');

	await database.toggleTodo({ userid, id: params.id, done });
	return new Response(null, { status: 204 });
}

export async function DELETE({ params, cookies }) {
	const userid = cookies.get('userid');

	await database.deleteTodo({ userid, id: params.id });
	return new Response(null, { status: 204 });
}

Since we don’t need to return any actual data to the browser, we’re returning an empty Response with a 204 No Content status.

We can now interact with this endpoint inside our event handlers:

src/routes/+page
<label>
	<input
		type="checkbox"
		checked={todo.done}
		onchange={async (e) => {
			const done = e.currentTarget.checked;

			await fetch(`/todo/${todo.id}`, {
				method: 'PUT',
				body: JSON.stringify({ done }),
				headers: {
					'Content-Type': 'application/json'
				}
			});
		}}
	/>
	<span>{todo.description}</span>
	<button
		aria-label="Mark as complete"
		onclick={async (e) => {
			await fetch(`/todo/${todo.id}`, {
				method: 'DELETE'
			});

			data.todos = data.todos.filter((t) => t !== todo);
		}}
	></button>
</label>

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<script>
	let { data = $bindable() } = $props();
</script>
 
<div class="centered">
	<h1>todos</h1>
 
	<label>
		add a todo:
		<input
			type="text"
			autocomplete="off"
			onkeydown={async (e) => {
				if (e.key !== 'Enter') return;
 
				const input = e.currentTarget;
				const description = input.value;
				
				const response = await fetch('/todo', {
					method: 'POST',
					body: JSON.stringify({ description }),
					headers: {
						'Content-Type': 'application/json'
					}
				});
 
				const { id } = await response.json();
 
				data.todos = [...data.todos, {
					id,
					description
				}];
 
				input.value = '';
			}}
		/>
	</label>
 
	<ul class="todos">
		{#each data.todos as todo (todo.id)}
			<li>
				<label>
					<input
						type="checkbox"
						checked={todo.done}
						onchange={async (e) => {
							const done = e.currentTarget.checked;
 
							// TODO handle change
						}}
					/>
					<span>{todo.description}</span>
					<button
						aria-label="Mark as complete"
						onclick={async (e) => {
							// TODO handle delete
						}}
					></button>
				</label>
			</li>
		{/each}
	</ul>
</div>
 
<style>
	.centered {
		max-width: 20em;
		margin: 0 auto;
	}
 
	label {
		display: flex;
		width: 100%;
	}
 
	input[type="text"] {
		flex: 1;
	}
 
	span {
		flex: 1;
	}
 
	button {
		border: none;
		background: url(./remove.svg) no-repeat 50% 50%;
		background-size: 1rem 1rem;
		cursor: pointer;
		height: 100%;
		aspect-ratio: 1;
		opacity: 0.5;
		transition: opacity 0.2s;
	}
 
	button:hover {
		opacity: 1;
	}
</style>