restitute

a nodejs controller library to create a JSON REST service on a express application

Services

Services should be created one file per service with this kind of folder structure :

- service
\_ users
| \_ delete.js
| \_ get.js
| \_ list.js
| \_ save.js
\_ articles
  \_ delete.js
  \_ get.js
  \_ list.js
  \_ save.js

Where "users" and "articles" are services names. each file contain a class inherrited from one of the base classes.

A service loader is required on the express app

app.getService = function(path) {
    let apiservice = require('restitute').service;
    let getService = require('./services/'+path);
    let service = getService(apiservice, app);
 
    service.path = path;
 
    return service;
};

Methods

Methods to use within a service

apiService.error(message)

set httpstatus to 500 and outcome object with the given message resolve the service promise with the outcome object

apiService.forbidden(message)

set httpstatus to 401 and outcome object with the given message resolve the service promise with the outcome object

apiService.notFound(message)

set httpstatus to 404 and outcome object with the given message resolve the service promise with the outcome object

apiService.success(message)

set httpstatus to 200 and outcome object with the given message resolve the service promise with the outcome object

apiService.resolveSuccess(document, message)

resolve the service promise with the document parameter in the document property og the outcome object. the message will be set as a success message in the outcome object.

apiService.resolveSuccessGet(param, message)

Use the get service to get the document and resolve with success the message will be set as a success message in the outcome object. This function use the service loader on the app app.getService() and the path property set on the current service. This can be used to resolve a save request to ensure result consistency from get/save of the same REST service

param: can be an object id or a object with properties used by the get service

message: will be added to success message in the $outcome object

apiService.get(param)

Get an object using the sibling get service. This function use the service loader on the app app.getService() and the path property set on the current service. This can be used to resolve a delete request to ensure result consistency from get/delete of the same REST service.

The function return a promise and resolve to an object without the $outcome property.

param: can be an object id or a object with properties used by the get service

apiService.handleMongoError(err)

this method accept a mongoose error as parameter, the error message will be converted to the outcome object format

apiService.hasErrors()

test if the service contain errors in the outcome object

restitute.service.list

Class used to create a service, eventually paginated the service input will be an object of parameters, the output will be an array of objects

file content for the list service :

    'use strict';
    exports = module.exports = function(services, app) {
        var service = new services.list(app);
        service.getResultPromise = function(params, paginate) {
            service.deferred.resolve([]);
            return service.deferred.promise;
        };
        return service;
    };

This service example output an empty array

service.deferred is the deferred object from the Q class, it can be resolved or rejected asynchronously after a database interogation

Other methods from the restitute.service.list object :

listItemsService.mongOutcome

Can be used a callback in a mongoose query, forward mongoose errors to service error, resolve the list of documents to the service promise on success

listItemsService.resolveQuery

Resolve a mongoose query to a paginated result into the service promise.

restitute.service.get

Class used to create a service the service input will be an object of parameters, the output will be an object

restitute.service.save

Class used to create a service to create or update a database record the service input will be an object of parameters

restitute.service.delete

Class used to create a service to delete a database record

Exemple with the delete.js file of the "articles" service :

    'use strict';
 
    exports = module.exports = function(services, app) {
        var service = new services.delete(app);
 
        service.getResultPromise = function(params) {
        
            getArticle(params.id, function(article) {
                article.delete();
                service.resolveSuccess(article, 'Article has been deleted');
            });
            
            return service.deferred.promise;
        };
 
        return service;
    };

Controllers

controller objects must used with express.js, body-parser middleware, method-override middleware

Methods

Methods to use within a controller

restController.onRequest(req, res)

Method called when the controller route path is fired by the app

Output shortcuts

restController.error(message)

Output a 500 internal error

restController.accessDenied(message)

Output a 401 access denied error

restController.notFound(message)

Output a 404 not found error

restController.service(path, forceParams)

Get a service object from path, the forceParams object can be used to force parameters into the service for security reasons. 2 controllers can use the same service with differents forceParams value. One controller can be restrained to a subset of the service resultset

restController.jsonService(service)

Output the result of a service in JSON format

restitute.controller.list

Base class to create a controller linked to a list service, additional forced parameters can be added to the service parameters.

Using a list service from a controller

/rest/admin/users is the route path of the controller, admin/users/list is the service file, list.js in the users folder

 
var ctrlFactory = require('restitute').controller;
 
function listController() {
    ctrlFactory.list.call(this, '/rest/admin/users');
    
    this.controllerAction = function() {
        this.jsonService(this.service('admin/users/list'));
    };
}
listController.prototype = new ctrlFactory.list();
 

In the default behaviour, the empty parameters are ignored only in the list controller. To override that, the ignoreEmptyParams property can be set to false on the controller object. This propoerty is set to false by default on all other controller base objects (get, create, update, delete).

restitute.controller.get

Base class to create a controller linked to a get service

restitute.controller.create

Base class to create a controller linked to a save service

restitute.controller.update

Base class to create a controller linked to a save service

restitute.controller.delete

Base class to create a controller linked to a delete service