fillip

API middleware for Node.js and Connect/Express.

Routing, and pre- and post-routing plugins for security, caching and logging.

About

Motivation for this module comes from attempts to find a more modular and flexible plugin to handle common API related funcationality.

Installation

npm install fillip

Example

var fillip  = require('fillip');
var express = require('express');
var redis   = require('redis');
var api     = require('routes/api');

var app = express();

fillip.initialize({
  logging:  true,
  caching:  {
    type:   'redis',
    db:     redis
  },
  routes: {
    hello: {
      address:    '/api/hello/:id',
      controller: api.hello,
      caching:    true,
      expiry:     300
    }
  }
});

app.get('/api/hello:id', function(req, res){
  fillip.apicall(req, res);
});

Replace api.hello with your custom api function.

Your controller receives the request object and a callback function. The request object contains request parameters in the params associative array. Your controller should invoke the callback with the json object, as follows -

exports.hello = function(req, jsonCall){
  var json = {
    hello: 'world'
  };

  jsonCall(json);

};

API

Funcationality is provided through two primary methods. fillip.initialize() and fillip.apicall(). Currently only supports JSON responses.

fillip.initialize()

Takes a javascript object with the following mandatory fields

• logging (boolean, either true or false)
• caching (javascript object)
  • type (currently supports only 'redis')
  • db (takes a redis object)
• routes (named objects with the following parameters, name must be unique)
  • address (express.js route that will be handled through middleware)
  • controller (your api function, must invoke a callback with the json object)
  • caching (optional field, boolean, if true will store objects in db)
  • expiry (if caching is set, this must be set as well, in seconds, accepts only numbers)

fillip.apicall(req, res)

Invoke this method to let the middleware handle the request. Pass in express's request & response.

Limitations

• Currently supports only one parameter URL (eg. /api/hello/:id )
• Logging functionality does not work yet

License

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2013 Abdulla Faraz abdulla.faraz@gmail.com

Refer to included LICENSE file.