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hoodie-server-task

hoodie-server-task

CouchDB-based REST & front-end API for asynchronous background tasks

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Scope

The goal is to create very simplistic server for static apps that can run background tasks that require back-end logic using a simple front-end API.

Install

npm install --save hoodie-server-task

Server API

Example usage with nodemailer to send emails from the front-end

var Hapi = require('hapi')
var hapiTask = require('hoodie-server-task')
 
var options = {
  couchdb: 'http://localhost:5984'
})
 
var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
  service: 'Gmail',
  auth: {
    queue: 'mailer@example.com',
    pass: 'secret'
  }
})
 
server.register({register: hapiTask}, options, function (error) {
  var taskApi = server.plugins.task.api
  taskApi('mytask').on('start', function (task) {
    if (task.isFunky) {
      taskApi.success(task, function (error) {})
    } else {
      taskApi.success(task, 'you not funky!', function (error) {})
    }
  })
});
 
server.connection({
  port: 8000
});
 
server.start(function () {
  console.log('Server running at %s', server.info.uri);
});

REST API

POST /api/queue/<id>/_bulk_docs
GET /api/queue/<id>/_changes

How it works

Tasks are json objects with special properties. hoodie-server-task creates a database (tasks by default) where all task objects from all queues are replicated to / from. Queues can only access their own tasks (/api/queue/<id>/_changes is a filtered changes feed by the given queue id).

Local setup & tests

git clone https://github.com/hoodiehq/hoodie-server-task.git
cd hoodie-server-task
npm install
npm test

License

Apache 2.0

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Keywords

hapi, plugin, couchdb, pouchdb, task, hoodie

Dependencies (1)

h2o2