@marcusgsta/mongodb-api

Connect to Mongodb and use a simple API with Create, Read, Update and Delete routes.

This module is not recommended for using as is - it was created for educational purpose.

Install:

npm install @marcusgsta/mongodb-api

The api contains the following self-explanatory methods:

findInCollection(colName, criteria, projection, limit)
addToCollection(colName, item)
removeFromCollection(colName, id)
updateItemFromCollection(colName, id, item)
resetCollection(colName, doc)

There are example routes in /api, using the Express router module.

Use api as following:

Set your Mongodb dsn:

let Api = require('@marcusgsta/mongodb-api');

let api = new Api(process.env.DBWEBB_DSN || "mongodb://localhost:27017/math");

Create a collection:

let colName = "formulas";

READ

Example from /api using async await

router.get("/", async (request, response) => {

    try {
        let res = await api.findInCollection(colName, {}, {}, 0);
        response.json(res);
    } catch (err) {
        response.json(err);
    }
});

ADD

Create an object with the fields and values that you need.

let resObject = {
    "name": name,
    "formula": formula,
    "description": description
};

let res = await api.addToCollection("formulas", resObject);

You of course need Mongodb.

As an alternative you can install Docker according to your operative system: https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/#server

Download mongodbs Docker image

docker pull mongo

Run mongodb

docker -up mongodb

Reset database and fill with default data

npm run reset-database