@ngx-resource/core
Resource Core is an evolution of ngx-resource lib which provides flexibility for developers. Each developer can implement their own request handlers to easily customize the behavior.
In fact, @ngx-resource/core
is an abstract common library which uses ResourceHandler
to make requests, so it's even possible to use the lib on node.js server side with typescript. You just need to implement a ResourceHandler
for it.
All my examples will be based on angular 4.4.4+
Known ResourceHandlers
-
@ngx-resource/handler-ngx-http
. Based onHttpClient
from@angular/common/http
. IncludesResourceModule.forRoot
. -
@ngx-resource/handler-ngx-http-legacy
. Based onHttp
from@angular/http
. IncludesResourceModule.forRoot
. -
@ngx-resource/handler-cordova-advanced-http
. Based on Cordova Plugin Advanced HTTP. -
@ngx-resource/handler-fetch
. Besed on Fetch API. Not yet created.
Creation of Resource class
@Injectable()
@ResourceParams({
// IResourceParams
pathPrefix: '/auth'
})
export class MyAuthResource extends Resource {
@ResourceAction({
// IResourceAction
method: ResourceRequestMethod.Post,
path: '/login'
})
login: IResourceMethod<{login: string, password: string}, IReturnData>; // will make an post request to /auth/login
@ResourceAction({
// IResourceAction
//method: ResourceRequestMethod.Get is by default
path: '/logout'
})
logout: IResourceMethod<void, void>;
constructor(handler: ResourceHandler) {
super(handler);
}
}
@Injectable()
@ResourceParams({
// IResourceParams
pathPrefix: '/user'
})
export class UserResource extends Resource {
@ResourceAction({
path: '/{!id}'
})
getUser: IResourceMethodPromise<{id: string}, IUser>; // will call /user/id
@ResourceAction({
method: ResourceRequestMethod.Post
})
createUser: IResourceMethodPromiseStrict<IUser, IUserQuery, IUserPathParams, IUser>;
@ResoucreAction({
path: '/test/data',
asResourceResponse: true
})
testUserRequest: IResourceMethodPromiseFull<{id: string}, IUser>; // will call /test/data and receive repsponse object with headers, status and body
constructor(restHandler: ResourceHandler) {
super(restHandler);
}
}
// Using created Resource
@Injectable
export class MyService {
private user: IUser = null;
constructor(private myResource: MyAuthResource, private userResource: UserResource) {}
doLogin(login: string, password: string): Promise<any> {
return this.myResource.login({login, password});
}
doLogout(): Promise<any> {
return this.myResource.logout();
}
async loginAndLoadUser(login: string, password: string, userId: string): Promise<any> {
await this.doLogin(login, password);
this.user = await this.userResource.getUser({id: userId});
}
}
Final url is generated by concatination of $getUrl
, $getPathPrefix
and $getPath
methods of Resource
base class.
IResourceParams
Is used by ResourceParams
decorator for class decoration
List of params:
-
url?: string;
- url of the api server; default''
-
pathPrefix?: string;
- path prefix of the api; default''
-
path?: string;
- path of the api; default''
-
headers?: any;
- headers; default{}
-
body?: any;
- default body; defaultnull
-
params?: any;
- default url params; defaultnull
-
query?: any;
- defualt query params; defaultnull
-
rootNode?: string;
- key to assign all body; defaultnull
-
removeTrailingSlash?: boolean;
- defaulttrue
-
addTimestamp?: boolean | string;
- defaultfalse
-
withCredentials?: boolean;
- defaultfalse
-
lean?: boolean;
- do no add$
properties on result. Used only withtoPromise: false
defaultfalse
-
mutateBody?: boolean;
- if need to mutate provided body with response body. defaultfalse
-
returnAs?: ResourceActionReturnType;
- what type response should be returned by action/method . defaultResourceActionReturnType.Observable
-
keepEmptyBody?: boolean;
- if need to keep empty body object{}
-
requestBodyType?: ResourceRequestBodyType;
- request body type. default: will be detected automatically. Check for possible body types in the sources of ResourceRequestBodyType. Type detection algorithm check here. -
responseBodyType?: ResourceResponseBodyType;
- response body type. default:ResourceResponseBodyType.JSON
Possible body type can be checked here ResourceResponseBodyType.
IResourceAction
Is used by ResourceAction
decorator for methods.
List of params (is all of the above) plus the following:
-
method?: ResourceRequestMethod;
- method of request. DefaultResourceRequestMethod.Get
. All possible methods listed in ResourceRequestMethod -
expectJsonArray?: boolean;
- if expected to receive an array. The field is used only withtoPromise: false
. Defaultfalse
. -
resultFactory?: IResourceResultFactory;
- custom method to create result object. Default:returns {}
-
map?: IResourceResponseMap;
- custom data mapping method. Default:returns without any changes
-
filter?: IResourceResponseFilter;
- custom data filtering method. Default:returns true
ResourceGlobalConfig
Mainly used to set defaults.
Models
An object with built-in in methods to save, update, and delete a model.
Here is an example of a User
model.
Note: UserResource should be injected at the beginning in order to use static
model method like User.get(<id>)
, User.query()
, User.remove(<id>)
export interface IPaginationQuery {
page?: number;
perPage?: number;
}
export interface IGroupQuery extends IPaginationQuery {
title?: string;
}
export interface IUserQuery extends IPaginationQuery {
firstName?: string;
lastName?: string;
groupId?: number;
}
export interface IUser {
id: number;
userName: string;
firstName: string;
lastName: string;
groupId: string;
}
export class GroupResource extends ResourceCRUDPromise<IGroupQuery, Group, Group> {
constructor(restHandler: ResourceHandler) {
super(restHandler);
}
$resultFactory(data: any, options: IResourceActionInner = {}): any {
return new Group(data);
}
}
export class Group extends ResourceModel {
readonly $resource = GroupResource;
id: number;
title: string;
constructor(data?: IGroup) {
super();
if (data) {
this.$setData(data);
}
}
$setData(data: IGroup) {
this.id = data.id;
this.title = data.title;
}
}
export class UserResource extends ResourceCRUDPromise<IUserQuery, User, User> {
constructor(restHandler: ResourceHandler) {
super(restHandler);
}
$resultFactory(data: any, options: IResourceActionInner = {}): any {
return new User(data);
}
}
export class User extends ResourceModel implements IUser {
readonly $resource = UserResource;
id: number;
userName: string;
firstName: string;
lastName: string;
groupId: string;
fullName: string; // generated from first name and last name
constructor(data?: IUser) {
super();
if (data) {
this.$setData(data);
}
}
$setData(data: IUser): this {
Object.assign(this, data);
this.fullName = `${this.firstName} ${this.lastName}`;
return this;
}
toJSON() {
// here i'm using lodash lib pick method.
return _.pick(this, ['id', 'firstName', 'lastName', 'groupId']);
}
}
// example of using the staff
async someMethodToCreateGroupAndUser() {
// Creation a group
const group = new Group();
group.title = 'My group';
// Saving the group
await group.$save();
// Creating an user
const user = new User({
userName: 'troyanskiy',
firstName: 'firstName',
lastName: 'lastName',
groupId: group.id
});
// Saving the user
await user.$save();
// Query data from server
const user1 = await this.userResource.get('1');
// or
const user2: User = await User.get('id');
}
QueryParams Conversion
You can define the way query params are converted. Set the global config at the root of your app.
ResourceGlobalConfig.queryMappingMethod = ResourceQueryMappingMethod.<CONVERSION_STRATEGY>
{
a: [{ b:1, c: [2, 3] }]
}
With <CONVERSION_STRATEGY>
being one of the following:
Plain (default)
No conversion at all
Output: ?a=[Object object]
Bracket
All array elements will be indexed
Output: ?a[0][b]=10383&a[0][c][0]=2&a[0][c][1]=3
JQueryParamsBracket
Implements the standard $.params way of converting
Output: ?a[0][b]=10383&a[0][c][]=2&a[0][c][]=3