Node/Browser Javascript library for ArcGIS
npm install arcgis
var ArcGIS = require('arcgis')
var ago = ArcGIS(token)This project should be more than just a wrapper around our current REST API, but an aspirational and forward looking attempt to create what the REST API could be. Some of the primary targets are below:
The end goal is for everything to be as simple as possible. Simple code, simple structures, simple responses, simple docs. If things get complicated we're doing something wrong.
Every method and function should be it's own self sufficient deal - both for ease of comprehension (one file does one thing) but also for consumption. Ideally, each module could be required independently and work great. This means we're using ES6!
Practically all of these methods require making calls to ArcGIS servers. Since we can't control the time required to receive a response, most everything is Async and returns a promise.
This project should work to simplify and unify the conceptual model for the ease of the programmer. This library is a UI in the most basic sense of the term — we're providing an interface between the developer and the API, and that interface needs to be well designed and thought through to make the process and smooth, intuitive, and pleasurable as possible.
For example, getting an org's name, description, and summary is 2 calls to the REST API. In this library, that should be one call.
This should run in node land on the server and in the browser as well. The same code should work the same way in both places. This will expand out to cover instances of on-premise server as well as ArcGIS Online.
This is framework agnostic. No dependencies, should work anywhere and everywhere. No dojo, no angular, no jquery, no lodash, no nothin'.