Serverless MEAN API

• An Universal RESTful CRUD API for dynamic multiple collections of mongodb (database tables) with Node.js and Express.js, we DO NOT need to code the CRUD route/controller for each collection/table anymore.
• Designed to run on Serverless environment, such as AWS Lambda, Azure, Google, NetLify, Vercel
• MEAN API stands for MongoDB(M) + Express.js(E) + Universal CRUD API(A) + Node.js(N)
• All schemas and api routes can define in ONE file: api.config.js (No need to create mongodb collection beforehand)
• Come with a react-admin demo
• Support field search(=, %like%, full-text) and some json-sever standard parameters: _sort, _order, _start, _end, _limit, _like, _gte, _lte, id=1,2,3,4,5

Debug locally

• cd universalApi
• nodemon awsLambda.js
• cd reactAdmin
• npm start

AWS Lambda settings

• Function js file: awsLambda.js

Serverless function settings for NetLify

• Base directory: Empty(Not set)
• Build command: npm install && cd reactAdmin && npm install && npm run build && rm -rf node_modules
• Publish directory: reactAdmin/build
• Functions directory: netlifyFunctions
• Function js file: netlifyFunctions/serverlessapi.js
• Environment variables API_BASE: .netlify/functions/serverlessapi/ DB: mongodb+srv://db-user:[email protected]/db-name?retryWrites=true&w=majority DEBUG: yes REACT_APP_MEAN_API: https://meanapi.netlify.app/.netlify/functions/serverlessapi
• Config react-admin for API demo or admin dashboard
  • Setup env available: MEAN_API to https://meanapi.netlify.app/.netlify/functions/serverlessapi
  • Change document root directory to reactAdmin/build

Vercel

• Test many times for serverless function and failed
• Use vercel.json install of serverless function
• Demo: https://meanapi.now.sh/serverlessApi/pet
• Environment variables
  • API_BASE: serverlessApi/
  • DB: mongodb+srv://db-user:[email protected]/db-name?retryWrites=true&w=majority
  • DEBUG: yes
  • CORS_ORIGIN: https://reactadmindemo.now.sh
• Set up react-admin with another app use different domain name
  • REACT_APP_MEAN_API: https://meanapi.now.sh/serverlessApi
  • Demo: https://reactadmindemo.now.sh/