Quickly create API endpoints using generators/yield, async/await or promises for async operations. Includes file-per-endpoint and reverse-proxy options
From version 1.2 supports responders using async/await from anonymous or named classes as well as generators/yield or promises for async operations.
github see also async-methods
In version 1.1.x Now supports async/await in anonymous or names classes
$ node server --config 'api-config.js' --port 8087
const port=8067,
apiResponder =require('api-responder')
apiResponder('test-api-config', port)
.then(responder=>{
/* responder:
{
app:<app>,
server:<server>,
config:<config>
}*/
}).catch(err=>{})
// 'app' already exists in application
const apiResponder =require('api-responder')
apiResponder('tests/configs/test-api-config', app)
// config
module.exports = {
port: 8081,
auto: 'endpoints',
public: 'tests/public'
}
// sample directory tree
endpoints
v1
location
city
type.js
update
post.js
// auto-generates endpoints:
1. get /v1/location/:city/type
2. post /v1/location/update/
// sample response from http://localhost:8081/v1/location/Paris/type?a=45&b=67
{city:Paris}
$ npm install api-responder -P
// in external file
module.exports={
apis: [
{
// Generator based (for async operations)
endpoint: "/api/v2/data",
responder: function*() {
return yield Promise.resolve({
status: OK,
data: 56
});
}
},
// or Promise based
{
endpoint: "/api/v2/test",
responder: function*(api, resolve, reject) {
resolve({
status: OK,
data: "test"
});
}
}
]
};
- method: 'get'
- CORS: true
- response_status: 200
- public: 'public'
- port: 8081
see /tests/test-app-external-config.js
{
method:'get|post|put|etc', // default 'get',
endpoint:'/v1/test/location',
responder: function(api, resolve,reject){
// request data
// api.body
// api.query
// api.cookie
// api.params
// api.req
// settings
// api.res
// api.response
// api.response_status
// api.filepath - return file contents
// api.attachment - true/false - file as download
// api.CORS - true/false
// api.headers
},
{
method:'get|post|put|etc', // default 'get',
endpoint:'/v1/test/location', responder: function(){
let state=this
// request data
// state.body
// state.query
// state.cookie
// state.params
// state.req
// state.headers
// settings
// state.res.status(404) or
// state.response_status = 404
// state.filepath - return file
// state.attachment - true/false
// state.CORS - true/false
},or 3a. Class based responders - using async/await (state is passed in context - see generator based responders)
{
method:'get|post|put|etc', // default 'get',
endpoint: '/testClass',
responder: class {
constructor() {}
async testClass() {
let state = this
return await Promise.resolve(
{ method: 89, headers: state.headers }
)
}
},
methodName: 'testClass'
or 3a. newed-Class based responders - using async/await (an 'api' argument is passed to the responding method definition - see attributes under promise-based responders)
{
endpoint: '/testClassObject',
responder: new class {
constructor() {}
async test(api) {
return await api.headers
}
}(),
methodName: 'test'
},
rproxy:{
url:'http://bbc.co.uk',
transformRequest:api=>{ //optional
// change api (eg set api.CORS) or api.rproxy
// attributes by reference.
// See above for api options
},
transformResponse:data=>{ // optional
return data;
}
}
}
To use a config either pass a relative path to an extrenal file with module.exports= or pass as an argument to apiResponser eg
apiResponder({
port: { ... },
public: '...',
defaults:{ ... },
apis:[ ... ]
})
{apis:{
method:'get|post|put|etc', // default 'get',
endpoint:'/v1/test/location',
// Promise-based
responder: function(api, resolve,reject){
// request data
// api.body
// api.query
// api.cookie
// api.params
// api.req
// settings
// api.res
// api.response
// api.response_status
// api.filepath - return file
// api.attachment - true/false
// api.CORS - true/false
// api.headers
},{ .. },{ .. }
]
}
{apis: {
method:'get|post|put|etc', // default 'get',
endpoint:'/v1/location/:city',
// or Generator-based
responder: function(){
let state=this
// request data
// state.body
// state.query
// state.cookie
// state.params
// state.req
// state.headers
// settings
// state.res.status(404) or
// state.response_status = 404
// state.filepath - return file
// state.attachment - true/false
// state.CORS - true/false
},{ .. },{ .. }
]
}
{
..
public:'dist',
..
}
apis:[{
..
..
method:'post',
responder: function*(){
let state-this, body=state.body, response
// do something async with post body
return response
}
},{
..
..
method:'post',
responder: (api,resolve)=>{
let response, body=api.body
// do something async with post body
resolve(responde)
}
}]
{
endpoint: '/genparams/:field',
responder: function*() {
let state = this
return yield {
params: state.params,
query: state.query
}
}
}
localhost:8081//genparams/London?a=456&b=67
returns: {params:{field:'London'},query:{a:456,b:67}}
{
endpoint: '/noCORS',
CORS: false,
responder: function(api, resolve) {
resolve({ test: 67 })
}
},
localhost:8081//noCORS
will not have CORS header in response
// returns status code 500
{
endpoint: '/throw',
responder: function*() {
let state = this
throw { error: 67 }
return yield am({ test: 98 })
}
},
{
endpoint: '/download',
responder: function(api, resolve) {
api.filepath = join(__dirname, '../LeavingEden.mp3')
api.type = 'audio/mpeg'
api.attachment = resolve()
}
}
Routing can be fully or partly determined by directory tree. (mix and match with apis:[{..},{..}] configuration)
Specify a top-level directory to hold the paths and specify it in the config as auto:
Default method is get, to configure post, put or head responders use a ../post.sj, ../put.js or ../head.js for the module filenames
// sample directory tree
endpoints
v1
location
city
type.js
update
post.js
// auto-generates endpoints:
1. get /v1/location/:city/type
2. post /v1/location/update/
Sample response from http://localhost:8081/v1/location/Paris/type?a=45&b=67
{city:'Paris'}
apiResponder({
port: 8081,
public: 'public',
apis:[ ... ]
}).addPublic('tests/dist')
{
endpoint: '/bbc*',
rproxy: function(api) {
return {
url: api.req.url.replace('/bbc', ''),
baseURL: 'http://bbc.co.uk'
}
}
{
// change method in reverse proxy using transformRequest
endpoint: '/iplayer*',
method: 'POST',
rproxy: function(api) {
return {
url: api.req.url,
baseURL: 'http://bbc.co.uk'
}
},
transformRequest: function(api) {
api.meethod = 'GET'
}
}
{
endpoint: '/newsapi/sources',
rproxy: {
url: 'https://newsapi.org/v2/sources',
params: { apiKey: 'c13f0b7040a0461397c250f1c94233d0' }
},
transformResponse: function*(data) {
return yield data.sources
}
}
$ node server
Uses port, public folder and api config set in server.js
[router] Responder listening on port 8081
[router] Static files in /Users/stephen/projects/github/api-responder/public
1. get /v1/location/:city/type
2. post /v1/location/update/
$ node server --config tests/configs/test-api-config.js --port 5000 --public './'
Sets port to 5000 sets public directory to current and uses api config file tests/configs/test-api-config.js
[router] Responder listening on port 5000
[router] Static files in /Users/stephen/projects/github/api-responder/
1. GET /test
2. GET /testClass
3. GET /testClassObject
4. GET /testClassConstructor
5. GET /noCORS
..
..
There are automated tests for all the above features
$ npm test
# or
$ mocha tests
# or
$ nyc mocha tests