Add an example how to add custom REST backend

[pkarw]

What is the motivation for adding / enhancing this feature?

We do have the searchAdapter abstraction layer for API backends. Would be great to add the simplerest API backend that DOES NOT require elasticSearch.

I mean - we should create a simple vue-storefront-api like API which is accepting the QueryObject and returns some items from database + implement the rest methods that we have there. Currently the REST adapter transforms the query to elasticSearchQuery to comply with Elastic DSL. The idea is to not do this as our QueryObject is much simpler than Elastic DSL. For example the graphQL adapter doesn't transorm the query but rather sends the query object as a part of gql query

The idea is to replace the vue-storefront-integration-boilerplate with something simpler.

What are the acceptance criteria

• simple REST API that can be a base for further 3rd party integrations

[CodeSkills]

I've started working on REST Api adapter last month, and its halfway done. I should be able to finish this one within this month. (If someone needs it faster I can share what work I have, so just PM me and you can continue)

[pkarw]

Awesome - maybe push it to some github repo to let other folks to continue on that?

[CodeSkills]

I have to do some tweaks before publishing it within some repo. I will do so when someone PMs me that they want to continue or when I get time to do so. So feel free to PM me anyone if interested.

[pkarw]

I'm on this!
https://github.com/DivanteLtd/vue-storefront-simple-api

[pkarw]

Real life exmaple of this:
cristian-g/vue-storefront@5c3f4aa...develop

[sandermangel]

@pkarw was this finished? Can we add the "real life example" to the README maybe? :)

[pkarw]

It hasn’t been finished yet :/ let’s keep it open

[OnlyC]

This is what I'm looking for. Wanted to implement VSF to my ERP backend a year ago but building the API with elasticSearch was too complicated for me.