loopback-connector-crateio

Please note that this package is in a very early state and is experimental.

loopback-connector-crate is the Crate connector module for loopback-datasource-juggler.

It is derived from the mysql implementation at loopback-connector-mysql

Installation

npm install loopback-connector-crateio --save

Basic use

To use it you need loopback-datasource-juggler.

1. Setup dependencies in package.json:

   {
     ...
     "dependencies": {
       "loopback-datasource-juggler": "latest",
       "loopback-connector-crateio": "latest"
     },
     ...
   }

2. Use:

       var DataSource = require('loopback-datasource-juggler').DataSource;
       var dataSource = new DataSource('crateio', {
           host: 'localhost',
           port: 4200
       });

Crate Features

Models can be defined with object properties:

```json
var ModelWithSchemaObject = db.define('ModelWithSchemaObject', {
    o: {
        type: Object,
        policy: 'STRICT',
        schema: 'ObjectModel'
    }
});
```

Limitations

alterTable can only add/create new properties.

It is not possible to create indices.

Testing

To run tests a instance crate must be running on port 4200.

Simplest way to install and run crate:

bash -c "$(curl -L try.crate.io)"