iotsimbackend

REST API for simulated IoT device data

iotsimbackend is a simple express API server built on a MongoDB database. This repo serves as the backend for the Iced Iot React.js dashboard application.

Table of Contents

• iotsimbackend
  • Table of Contents
  • Available Scripts
    • npm start
    • npm start:dev
    • npm docker
    • Endpoint
    • URL Paramaters
    • Deployment
  • Built With

Available Scripts

In the project directory, you can run:

npm start

Runs the app in production mode. Open http://localhost:3005 to view data in the browser.

npm start:dev

Runs the app with hot module reloading

npm docker

Script called by Dockerfile for build

Endpoint

Endpoint	Request Type	Description
{host}/api/devices/	GET	Returns all device data points

URL Paramaters

These parameters can be used in combination with each other

Parameter	Request Type	Description
/facility/<facility ID>	GET	Returns all device data points in a facility
/dsn/<serial number>	GET	Returns all device data points for a device serial number
/type/<device type>	GET	Returns all device data points for an IoT device type
/gte/<epoch date>	GET	Returns all device data points after specified date

Deployment

This codebase can be deployed as a container via docker-compose

docker-compose build
docker-compose up

Open http://localhost:3005 to view data in the browser.

Built With

• Express - Micro Service framework
• mongoose - Object relational mapping for MongoDB
• CosmosDB - NoSQL database
• Node.js - JavaScript runtime
• Docker - Container platform
• Web App for Containers - Cloud Deployment