ZodifiedAPI

ZodifiedAPI is a library that provides a type-safe, framework-agnostic solution for building and consuming APIs using TypeScript. It features an interface similar to Zodios but wraps around fetch instead of axios. Additionally, it includes a powerful mocking feature that is particularly useful for testing and development.

Features

• Type Safety: Ensures type safety throughout your API, from request validation to response handling.
• Plugin Support: Easily add and manage middleware functions with support for custom plugins.
• Zod Integration: Leverages Zod for schema validation, making it easy to define and validate your API schemas.
• Framework Agnostic: Provides a generic API server class that can be integrated with common server frameworks.
• Mocking Capabilities: Use the useMock function to simulate API responses during testing or development.
• Fetch Wrapper: Unlike Zodios, ZodifiedAPI wraps around fetch instead of axios.
• Retry Mechanism: Includes automatic retry functionality for network errors and temporary server issues.

Installation

You can install the library via npm:

npm install @zodified-api/core

or via yarn:

yarn add @zodified-api/core

Usage

1. Define API Configuration

First, define your API configuration using zod for schema validation.

import { z } from 'zod';
import { makeApi, makeEndpoint } from '@zodified-api/core';

const userSchema = z.object({
  id: z.number(),
  name: z.string(),
});

const getUser = makeEndpoint({
  method: 'get',
  path: '/user',
  alias: 'getUser',
  description: 'Get user',
  parameters: [
    {
      type: 'Query',
      name: 'id',
      schema: z.number(),
      description: 'User ID',
    },
  ],
  response: userSchema,
});

export const api = makeApi([getUser]);

2. Create an API Client

Based on the API configuration, you can create a type-safe API client.

import { Zodified } from '@zodified-api/core';
import { api } from './api-config';

const ApiClient = new Zodified('https://api.example.com', api);

const userData = await ApiClient.get('/user', { queries: { id: 1 } });
console.log(userData); // { id: 1, name: 'John Doe' }

3. Using the Mocking Feature

The useMock function allows you to simulate API responses, which is useful during testing or when the backend is not yet implemented.

ApiClient.useMock({
  get: {
    '/user': {
      response: { id: 1, name: 'John Doe' },
      delay: 100,
    },
  },
  post: {
    '/user': {
      response: { id: 2, name: 'Jane Doe' },
    },
  },
}, 500); // Adds a 500ms delay

4. Making Requests

ZodifiedAPI allows you to make requests to API endpoints using methods like get, post, put, patch, and delete.

const updatedUser = await ApiClient.put('/user', { payload: { id: 1, name: 'New Name' } });
console.log(updatedUser); // { id: 1, name: 'New Name' }

API Reference

makeApi(endpoints: ZodifiedEndpointDefinition[])

Creates an API configuration object based on the provided endpoint definitions.

makeEndpoint(config: ZodifiedEndpointConfig)

Defines an API endpoint. You can specify the HTTP method, path, validation schema, and more.

Zodified

A class for making type-safe API requests.

• Methods:
  • get(path: string, config?: RequestConfig): Sends a GET request to the specified API endpoint and returns a type-safe response.
  • post(path: string, data: object, config?: RequestConfig): Sends a POST request to the specified API endpoint and returns a type-safe response.
  • put(path: string, data: object, config?: RequestConfig): Sends a PUT request to the specified API endpoint and returns a type-safe response.
  • patch(path: string, data: object, config?: RequestConfig): Sends a PATCH request to the specified API endpoint and returns a type-safe response.
  • delete(path: string, config?: RequestConfig): Sends a DELETE request to the specified API endpoint and returns a type-safe response.
  • useMock(mockData: MockData<Api>, delay?: number): Uses mock data to simulate API responses.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit a Pull Request or open an Issue.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.