LowDB Middleware

Forked version of JSON Server. This package is intended to used as middleware from within an ExpressJS application.

Roadmap

• [x] Update packages to latest versions
• [x] Drop CLI support
• [x] Rewrite code base to use ES6 style code ie: import fs from 'fs
• [x] Add API hooks
• [ ] Basic Auth plugin
• [x] Database management endpoints
• [x] Add dynamic databases routes
• [ ] Use FileAsync via async/await
• [ ] Configurable setup
• [ ] Snapshots / Restore

Fixes / Enhancements

The following PRs were implemented from json-server repository

• [x] Fix bug with null expand reference. PR640
• [x] Add _contains operation PR691
• [x] Add _attr option to reduce query context PR558
• [x] Add _flatten option to flatten nested objects
• [x] Add _keys option to reduce returned results

Example usage

Legacy database setup app.use('/test', middleware.staticRouter("./databases/test.json"))

New dynamic database setup app.use('/api', middleware.dynamicRouter())

structure is /api/{databasename}/{collection} => /api/application/users

Database management

List dynamic databases GET /api/db

Create new databases POST /api/db

Modify existing database PATCH /api/db

Documenation coming....