ice-api-typing

A library that provides a way to schema APIs in ts-based front-end projects, with full type support, including:

• run-time result type check
• static request type check
• url pattern auto-complete

NOTE: This library is still in early access stage and no warranty is guaranteed. 

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Quick Start

This library takes the most advantage of TypeScript's type system. It enables you to write API schemas totally in TypeScript. Start to define an API like:

// @/protocols/Apis.ts
import {defineNamedApi} from "ice-api-typing";

export const doApi =
    defineNamedApi("greet", {
        type: 'GET',
        request: {
            name: String
        },
        result: {
            code: Number,
            greet: String
        }
    }).caller("http://url-to-your-backend/")

The method caller returns an arrow function to call to defined apis. To use it, type:

import {doApi} from "@/protocols/Apis"

doApi("greet/", {
    name: "David"
}).then((res) => {
    res.data
})

You will get auto complete when typing the url, and ts will check your param type. No need to type GET/POST explicitly, because it will be decided by your schema automatically.

Run-Time Type Check

The caller does run-time type check on received data, according to the result field defined in the schema. Currently, it will just print the mismatches it finds to the console. For example, if we receive such data for 'greet/':

{
  "code": "success",
  "Greet": "Hello, David" 
}

It will print:

(x) [api-typing] Property 'code' is given string, but defined number (checking interface 'greet/')
(!) [api-typing] Property 'Greet' given is not defined (checking interface 'greet/')

Currently, properties cannot be set as required. All properties defined in result is optional, while those defined in request is required.