Rapid API development on MongoDB
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This document summarizes Deployd, an open source API development platform that allows building APIs quickly on Node.js and MongoDB. Deployd provides a common server and client API using dpd.js, supports real-time capabilities through web sockets, but lacks features like live reloading, datetime data types, and support for MongoDB replication and sharding. While easy to get started with, Deployd may be limited to prototyping and not suitable for production systems.
Rapid API development on MongoDB
- 1. Rapid API development on MongoDB Daniel Hjelm @dhjelm Google+ profile: http://goo.gl/QcLND
- 2. • "the simplest way to build an API" • Open source • Build on Node.js and MongoDB http://deployd.com/ • Common server and client API (dpd.js) • Can sync client states through Web-sockets. • No live reload :(
- 3. Getting started $ dpd create klmug-dpd You need to specify dbname and host (at least when installing from NPM). Otherwise you just get stuck with a: $ dpd -d starting deployd v0.6.8... Instead do: $ dpd --dbname klmug-dpd --host localhost --mongoPort 27017 starting deployd v0.6.8... listening on port 2403 type help for a list of commands dpd >
- 4. Dashboard
- 5. Client server communication • Two ways to interact with the server • via dpd.js • via REST calls • Returns JSON • No authentication by default • No CSRF protection
- 6. Pros • Easy to get started • Example projects available on the website • Could be good if you are new to REST • Deployd's realtime capabilities • Not only tied to web application developent
- 7. Cons • Kind of treats MongoDB as if it was a relational DB • Only support one level of objects • localhost:1234/meetings/12/attendees • Can’t modify the id field (must be an auto- generated ObjectId)
- 8. More cons... • Does not support live reload • Their scaleable cloud does not seems to work • No datetime type • No support for MongoDB replication nor sharding
- 9. Conclusion • Easy to get started with, but ... • I can’t really see it as anything more than a prototyping tool
- 10. Questions?