node-rest

REST API implementation in Javascript with NodeJS and Express. Built on top of Mongoose and Sequelize ORM.

Out of the box features

• Plug and play REST API
• RESTful API endpoints scaffolded from any database table or document schema
• Life cycle events hooks (pre/post load/persist/update/delete)
• Generic CRUD middleware with support for relational and non relational databases
• Role based ACL management system
• Users scope restrictions on any API endpoint with the " user_restricted" option
• Restrict any API resource attributes scope

Installation

npm i nbo-rest -S

Getting started

Using ExpressJS add this line inside your default controller.

// Scaffold all your REST API with one line of code
new rest(oExpressRouter, oAuthMiddleWare, oApiConfig);

The first parameter is your Express router, the second is your auth middleware for your endpoints that need authentication, and the last one is your API configuration, here's an example:

{
  // Version
  version: '1.0',

  // Base uri endpoint
  uri: '/',

  // Database adapter for CRUD middleware
  adapter: 'mongoose', // OR "sequelize" for SQL database support

  // Default limit
  limit: 10,

  // Entities and allowed fields scope
  entities: {
    "users": {
      // Endpoint URI
      endpoint: 'users',
      // Cannot read other users
      user_restricted: { field: '_id', 'GET': true, 'POST': true, 'PUT': true, 'DELETE': true },
      // Readable attributes scope (other will be hidden and immutable)
      fields: ["_id", "username", "email", "provider", "profile", "token", "created"]
    }
  }
}

Test

Run "npm test" directly in the project folder.

Documentation

Currently at work.

Contribute

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