resty-stone

Rest API toolkit for KeystoneJS.

A powerful and robust toolkit for building Web API`s.

See example directory to understand how to init a basic REST.

Key features:

Works out of the box
resty-stone requires only metadata, tell it what a resource can or cant do, it will take care of the "REST".
REST Domain
resty-stone create a new layer of metadata to control the behavior of List instances.
The allows a high level of customization per List instance/group.
Token based authentication
resty-stone comes with built-in support for Basic Auth authentication built on top of KeystoneJS authentication.
This means separate auth modules but same behavior.
Highly customizable
resty-stone lets you control the behavior of your List or let it do its magic automatically.
Customize fields, request handling, serialization, filtering, custom remote functions and more.
Relay on KeystoneJS building blocks
resty-stone uses KeystoneJS infrastructure where possible.
This helps keeping performance aligned and creates a unified experience.
AdminUI separation
resty-stone create a clear separation between AdminUI configuration and REST domain configuration.

Install

npm install resty-stone --save

Example

Lets demonstrate a simple WebAPI for the model Post in a KeystoneJS blog.
We will expose the model Post as a resource, it will:
- Be a read only (HTTP GET) access for all users (unauthenticated & authenticated).
- Expos Only Post instanced with a state = 'published'.
- Show only 3 columns: title, slug and content.brief

First, define the metadata for the resource:

module.exports.default = {
    "httpMethods": "get",
    "httpGroupMethods": "get",
    "defaultKey": "slug",
    "permanentFilter": "state:published",
    "columns": {
        "visible": [
            "title",
            "slug",
            "content.brief"
        ]
    }
}

We will save this file in ./rest_model/Post.js

Now, in the startup file for our app (keystone.js) we will initialize resty-stone:

var keystone = require('keystone');

/*
        Keystone init code here...
*/

var restyStone = require("resty-stone")(keystone); 
keystone.set('resty api base address', "/api");
keystone.set('resty meta location', "./rest_model");
keystone.start(restyStone.start());

Now browse to http://www.yourapidomain.com/api/posts, you should see:

{
    "success": true,
    "resultType": "array",
    "modelType": "Post",
    "result": [
        {
            "_id": "5480b21f7a43bca82c1d34e8",
            "slug": "hello-world",
            "title": "Hello World!"
            "content": {
                "brief": "this is a short brief for hello world post!",                
            }
        },
        {
            "_id": "6535b25375435ca52c1444e1",
            "slug": "hello-world-2",
            "title": "Hello World#2!"
            "content": {
                "brief": "this is a short brief for hello world #2 post!",                
            }
        }
    ],
    "pagination": {
        "total": 2,
        "currentPage": 1,
        "totalPages": 1,
        "pages": [
            1
        ],
        "previous": false,
        "next": false,
        "first": 1,
        "last": 2
    }
}

A browse to http://www.yourapidomain.com/api/posts/hello-world:

{
    "success": true,
    "resultType": "object",
    "modelType": "Post",
    "result":  {
        "_id": "5480b21f7a43bca82c1d34e8",
        "slug": "hello-world",
        "title": "Hello World!"
        "content": {
            "brief": "this is a short brief for hello world post!",                
        }
    }
}

TODO

Implement nested List handling.
Support more authentication policies (OAuth1, OAuth2)
Auto-generate client (native js, angular)?

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