Lightning Server

A project that drastically speeds up server development. Comparable to Django for Python.

Built to work for all common serverless platforms.

Major Features

• Abstractions
  • Multiple backends - AWS, Azure, Ktor
    • Generates Terraform for AWS
  • Database Abstraction backed by KotlinX Serialization
    • Supports MongoDB, partial Postgres, local JSON storage
    • Also supports a RAM mock for unit testing
  • Cache Abstraction
    • Supports Redis, Memcached, DynamoDB
    • Also supports a RAM mock for unit testing
  • Email Abstraction
    • Supports SMTP, Amazon SES
    • Also supports a console mock for testing
  • SMS Abstraction
    • Supports Twilio and a console mock for testing
  • File System Abstraction
    • Supports Local, AWS S3, and Azure Blob Storage
• Easy Server Definitions
  • Simple HTTP Endpoint Definition
  • Typed API Endpoints
    • Typed input, output, and user
    • Supports many content types, including JSON, BSON, CBOR, CSV, FormData
  • Event-Based Websocket Definition
  • Scheduled tasks
  • Asynchronous tasks
  • Permission rules for users accessing databases
• Pre-built Route Sets
  • REST endpoints with permissions
  • Authentication endpoints
    • Email Magic Links
    • Email PIN
    • SMS PIN
    • Password
    • OAuth for Google, Apple, and GitHub
• Server management tools
  • Built-in database admin and endpoint tester
  • Health check page
  • Built-in OpenAPI documentation
  • Automatically generated documentation for API
  • Automatically generated SDKs for TypeScript and Kotlin

Documentation

• Client Documentation
• Set Up
• Settings
• Endpoints
• Serialization
• Database
• Cache
• Files
• Email
• Authentication
• Typed Endpoints
• Automatic REST Endpoints
• Tasks
• Websockets (todo)
• Meta

Road Map

• Improved per-environment Terraform generation
• Key-path ordering and grouping
• Additional Documentation
• Tutorial

When Requested

• Complete Azure Support
  • CosmosDB (using MongoDB interface)
  • Http Endpoints
  • WebSockets
  • Scheduled Tasks
  • Asynchronous Tasks
  • Generate Terraform

Specifically Not Planned

• DynamoDB as Database Support - DynamoDB is unfortunately far too limited to fit our current abstraction. If scan is able to be done in reverse in the future, this may become possible.