This project uses an Parse App created at Back4app, which has a free, public database connected from the Database Hub containing the Hotels in the USA to make a few queries and demonstrate data usage.
Use this App as you'd like. It is free to use and distribute.
This program is writen in NodeJS, which is a Javascript runtime, therefore, familiarity with Javascript is required.
It will be necessary to use the Parse SDK for Javascript (Node.JS) to run this project. For your convenience, the Parse SDK for Javascript is already built in this project.
If you wish to reinstal it, the easiest way is to use the Node Package Manager.
If your system already hasNPM installed, just run this command:
$ npm install parse
All the documentation about the Javascript SDK canb e found in the Javascript Docs.
To run the program, just run this command from the directory where the project was cloned/decompressed:
$ node index.js
This example will retrieve 10 hotels in San Francisco, California. The output will be:
Found 10 hotels with the parameters searched
Hotel: Orchard Garden Hotel
Address: 466 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108-3731
Hotel: The Orchard Hotel
Address: 665 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94108-3510
Hotel: The Metro Hotel
Address: 319 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117-2208
Hotel: The Inn at Union Square - A Greystone Hotel
Address: 440 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94102-1502
Hotel: Fairmont Heritage Place, Ghirardelli Square
Address: 900 North Point Street Suite D100, San Francisco, CA 94109-1192
Hotel: Lodge at the Presidio
Address: 105 Montgomery St Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94129-1718
Hotel: Hotel Emblem San Francisco
Address: 562 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102-1102
Hotel: Hotel Drisco Pacific Heights
Address: 2901 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94115-1011
Hotel: Omni San Francisco Hotel
Address: 500 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104-1001
Hotel: Stanford Court San Francisco
Address: 905 California Street Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA 94108-2201
Back4app provides free accounts that does not have any limitation in functionalities. To create your account, go to Back4app and fill up the forms.
Up to the limit of 600 API requests per minute, enough for medium production environments and most development environments, there is no charge. Above that limit there are plans with distinct prices to meet all of your needs.
Back4app and its users are constantly publishing new Databases in the Database Hub, all free for use and compatible with REST API and GraphQL.
Check the availability of Databases that might interest you, or publish your own databases that might interest other users.
The collaborative platform of the Database Hub help all Developers to speed the development process by having a fully working, completed database to start.
A few examples of available databases:
- List of Continents, Countries, Cities and Languages
- List of Car models and Car manufacturers
- List of all Movies, Directors and Stars
- List of all Songs and Lyrics
- List of Occupations and Job Titles
- List of all US States
- List of all US Counties
- List of all Aircrafts and manufacturers
- List of all Color codes
- List to fall US Cities
- List of all US States' Capitals