🌟 StarDB: Easy and Reliable Persistent JSON/YAML Rest API and Data Management

🔥 What's New in Version 1.2.0: API Support!

StarDB can now work with RESTful APIs in addition to JSON and YAML files. The API makes your database files accessible remotely and provides a secure key-based authentication system.

// Example usage with API
const restFullAPI = new API({
    port: 3000,
    auth: true,
    db: 'starDB.json', // Default is 'starDB.json'
    authKeys: [
        'key1',
        'key2',
        'key3'
    ],
});

🚀 What's New in Version 1.1.0: YAML Support!

StarDB now supports the YAML file format in addition to JSON. You can store your data in YAML format for better readability and flexibility.

// Example usage with YAML
const db = new StarDB('data.yaml');

Introduction

StarDB is a lightweight and asynchronous module that offers a simple and reliable solution for storing and managing JSON/YAML data persistently in Node.js. It simplifies the file-based data storage process with a familiar key-value interface and is an excellent choice for applications requiring persistent yet flexible data management. Additionally, it can work with RESTful APIs, making your database files remotely accessible and providing a secure key-based authentication system.

Features:

• Easy to Use: The intuitive API makes working with JSON and YAML data quick and straightforward.
• Reliability: Database files are stored and managed in a robust format that prevents data loss.
• Speed: Database queries are fast and efficient, compatible with asynchronous operations.
• Flexibility: JSON and YAML support allows you to store complex data structures.
• RESTful API Support: Makes your database files remotely accessible and provides a secure key-based authentication system.
• Extensibility: You can add custom modules and plugins for advanced functionality.

🚀 Installation:

To install StarDB from the npm registry, use:

npm install stardb

📘 Usage:

1. Import the Module:

const { StarDB, API } = require('stardb');

2. Create an Instance:

const db = new StarDB('data.json'); // Replace 'data.json' with your desired file name
// or
const db = new StartDB('data.yaml'); // Replace 'data.yaml' with your desired file name

Creates an instance of StarDB associated with the specified file ('data.json' in this example). StarDB will automatically create the file if it doesn't exist.

3. CRUD Operations:

StarDB provides methods for common CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations on your JSON/YAML data:

• set(key, value): Stores a key-value pair in the database.
• get(key): Retrieves the value associated with a key.
• delete(key): Removes the specified key and its value from the database.
• push(key, value): Adds a value to an array stored under the specified key (creates the array if it doesn't exist).
• pop(key): Removes and returns the last element from an array stored under the specified key.
• shift(key): Removes and returns the first element from an array stored under the specified key.
• unshift(key, value): Adds a value to the beginning of an array stored under the specified key (creates the array if it doesn't exist).
• deleteByIndex(key, index): Deletes the item at the specified index from an array stored under the specified key.
• updateByIndex(key, index, value): Updates the value at the specified index in an array stored under the specified key.

4. Search and Transformation:

• find(key, value): Finds the first item in the database associated with the provided value for the specified key.
• filter(key, value): Returns a new array containing all items in the database associated with the provided value for the specified key.
• map(key, callback): Applies a callback function to each item stored under the specified key and returns a new array of transformed items.

5. Additional Methods:

• fetchAll(): Retrieves the entire contents of the database as a plain JavaScript object.
• deleteAll(access = false): Deletes all data from the database (requires access permission for security).
• destroy(access = false): Permanently deletes the database file (requires access permission for security).
• has(key): Checks if a key exists in the database.

6. Using the RESTful API 🎯:

const restFullAPI = new API({
    port: 3000,
    auth: true,
    db: 'starDB.json', // Default is 'starDB.json'
    authKeys: [
        'key1',
        'key2',
        'key3'
    ],
});

// Start the API

restFullAPI.start();

1. Adding Data (POST Request):

   For example, let's add a key-value pair by sending a POST request to the /set/:key route. We'll set the key as "name" and the value as "John Doe".

   curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"value": "John Doe"}' http://localhost:3001/set/name

   This request will add the key "name" with the value "John Doe" to StarDB.

2. Retrieving Data (GET Request):

   To retrieve the data we added, let's send a GET request to the /get/:key route. We'll use "name" as the key again.

   curl http://localhost:3001/get/name

   This request will return the value associated with the "name" key.

3. Updating Data (POST Request):

   To update the value of an existing key, we can send a POST request to the /set/:key route again. Let's update the value of the "name" key to "Jane Doe".

   curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"value": "Jane Doe"}' http://localhost:3001/set/name

   This request will update the value of the "name" key to "Jane Doe".

4. Deleting Data (DELETE Request):

   To delete a key-value pair, we can send a DELETE request to the /delete/:key route. Let's delete the "name" key.

   curl -X DELETE http://localhost:3001/delete/name

   This request will delete the "name" key and its value from the database.

📚 Example Usage:

const { StarDB, API } = require('stardb');

// Example usage with JSON

const db = new StarDB('data.json');

//

 Adding data
db.set('name', 'John Doe');

// Retrieving data
console.log(db.get('name')); // John Doe

// Updating data
db.set('name', 'Jane Doe');

// Deleting data
db.delete('name');

// Adding to an array
db.push('fruits', 'apple');
db.push('fruits', 'banana');

// Retrieving from an array
console.log(db.pop('fruits')); // banana

// Deleting from an array
db.deleteByIndex('fruits', 0);

// Adding to the beginning of an array
db.unshift('fruits', 'orange');

// Retrieving from the beginning of an array
console.log(db.shift('fruits')); // orange

// Updating an array
db.updateByIndex('fruits', 0, 'grape');

🛠️ Error Handling:

StarDB provides informative error messages for various potential issues, such as invalid file access, key authentication, and data storage errors.