simple-express-rest-api

Dandi Example - Simple Express REST API

This example demonstrates usage of the following @dandi packages:

• @dandi/core
• @dandi/mvc
• @dandi-contrib/mvc-express
• @dandi/model-builder

Running the Example

From a command line in the [dandi-project-root]/_examples/simple-express-rest-api directory:

1. run npm install if you haven't already
2. run npm start
3. The server should be accessible from http://localhost:7080/

Available Endpoints

• GET http://localhost:7080/data - list all entries
• POST http://localhost:7080/data - create an entry
• GET http://localhost:7080/data/:id - get the specified entry
• PUT http://localhost:7080/data/:id - replace the specified entry
• DELETE http://localhost:7080/data/:id - delete the specified entry

Project Files

server.ts

This file is used as the entry point for the application. It loads and starts the container.

src/server.dandi-application.ts

This file is used to construct the @dandi DI container used to run the application. It pulls in the MVC service implementations from @dandi/mvc and @dandi-contrib/mvc-express, validation implementations from @dandi/model-builder, as well as the controller used in the application itself.

src/data/data.model.ts

Defines the DataModel and DataModelRequest models. Note the decorators from @dandi/model used to define properties in the model classes.

src/data/data.service.ts

Defines the DataService which is used in this application a simple data repository.

src/data/data.controller.ts

Provides access to DataService by defining a RESTful API accessible via HTTP.