VARA JavaScript SDK

The VARA JavaScript SDK provides easy access to the VARA APIs from a JavaScript based client.

Installing

Install the required packages

npm install 

Usage

The following scripts can be executed to perform actions such as building the SDK, and generating SDK documentation.

Compiling the JavaScript SDK

The following can be executed to compile SDKs for both web and server targets.

npm run build

This will generate usable SDKs to the build\ directory. The web version would contain both uncompressed and minified versions.

Compiling SDK Documentation

The following can be executed to compile documentation relating to SDK functionality.

npm run build:docs

This will generate JsDocs documentation to the out\ directory.

Samples

There are example usage in the example directory.

Simple HTML & JS Client

This is a basic HTML and JavaScript client that utilizes the web version of the SDK (api.web.js, api.web.min.js).

This sample consists of a simple web page with a Load Users button. When clicked, a list of available users on the VARA platform will be displayed.

Configuring Sample

This sample needs to be configured by entering the application ID, client key in the examples\simple-client\js\scripts.js file.

Running Sample

This sample can be executed by navigating to the root directory of the sample, and then executing the default npm start script.

cd example 
cd sample-client

npm start

Node Client

This is a basic NodeJS client example that utilizes the server version of the SDK (api.js).

Configuring Sample

This sample needs to be configured by entering the application ID, client key / master key in the examples\node_client.js file.

Running Sample

This sample can be executed by running the node_client.js file using node.

node example\node_client.js

Reference

• Webpack
• Babel
• JSDoc
• JSDoc Dynamic Documentation - StackOverflow discussion on using JSDoc for generating documentation dynamically.
• url-join URL Concatenation that works on both browser and server
• url-parse URL Interface implementation that works on both browser and server