Orion is a framework for creating a config-based REST API server, meaning the client can create a full-fledged API server by only defining a single configuration file. The framework is built on top of Express. The server application that the framework creates will support CRUD, file upload, authentication, and error handling.
The framework allows you to use the following services based on your preferences:
- Database: SQL Server / MySQL / sqlite
- File storage: Azure Blob Storage / Amazon S3 / Local Server
- Authentication: Facebook token / Orion JSON Web Token (JWT)
- Monitoring: Azure Application Insights
$ npm install --save orion-apiconfig.js
module.exports =
{
database:
{
dialect: "mssql",
host: _DATABASE_HOST_,
name: _DATABASE_NAME_,
userName: _DATABASE_USERNAME_,
password: _DATABASE_PASSWORD_
},
entities:
{
"blogpost":
{
"fields":
{
"title": { type: "string", isEditable: true, isRequired: true, foreignKey: null },
"content": { type: "richtext", isEditable: true, isRequired: true, foreignKey: null }
},
"permissions":
{
"read": ["guest"],
"create": ["guest"],
"update": ["guest"],
"delete": ["guest"]
}
}
}
};server.js
const Orion = require('orion-api');
const config = require('./config');
const orionApp = new Orion(config);
orionApp.setupApiEndpoints();
// to add more endpoints, use orionApp.app like regular Express app:
// orionApp.app.get("/additionalroute", (req, res) => ...);
orionApp.startAsync();