Repose

A Simple REST API for tinkering with front-end frameworks

I like tinkering with front-end frameworks, and I found myself writing the same, simple REST API each time. It was always the thinnest possible server, but I didn't want to write it every time, so I packaged it up here.

Install

npm install repose

Usage

There's one function: repose. It needs a single parameter: the name of your API's model. It returns an express server object.

var repose = require('repose');

var app = repose('animals');

app.listen(3000);

This creates a server with the these routes:

• GET /api/animals
• GET /api/animals/<id>
• POST /api/animals
• PUT /api/animals/<id>
• DELETE /api/animals/<id>

This will work perfectly with Backbone (et al.):

var Animals = Backbone.Collection.extend({
    url: '/api/animals'  
});

The Public Folder

A Repose "app" will serve the ./public directory by default. If you want to change that, pass the path as a second parameter (a relative path will do).

var app = repose('animals', './myPublicFolder');

TODO

Things I might do in the future:

• add tests
• use Node's native HTTP Server instead of Express
• add options like preloading data and namespacing options