#HTTP Store

HTTP Key-Value Store on top of MongoDB

##Features

• Connect to a MongoDB Instance using HTTP and Web Sockets
• Already Compatible with zillions of applications and devices that already speak these standards
• Send data between http and websocket clients

##Other Docs:

• HTTP API
• Web Socket API
• Server Settings
• Tested Applications
• Glossary
• Architecture

##Prerequesites Befor you deploy anywhere, you must have a mongodb server instance running somewhere. Mongo Lab provides this as a service for free.

##Installation

###Remote

####Deploy on Heroku

1. Click Here:

2. Use Mongo DB credentials to fill out form and follow instructions.

The Procfile includes the verbose (-v) command line argument, so if deploying straight to heroku frome this repository and you have the heroku toolbelt, you may access the application's output via

heroku logs --tail

If you wish to disable this, you may modify the program (see below) and push directly to heroku.

###Locally

####Pre Requesites Node and npm are required to run this locally. Installing node will automatically install npm. Git is also necessary.

####Command Line Application x

• Download and install the CLI app via npm:

npm install -g http-store

• Run with command line arguments

http-store --db-url=mongodb://username:[email protected]:27017/database

• Or run with enviromnem variables

export DB_URL=mongodb://username:[email protected]:27017/database && http-store

####Install via git and npm

1. In a terminal type:

git clone git clone https://github.com/johnhenry/http-store.git
cd http-store
npm install

#####Running via npm

1. In a terminal type:

npm start

By default, the server will run at 127.0.0.1:8080

Options will be set via environmental variables.

#####Running via node

1. In a terminal type:

node server

OR

node server.js

By default, the server will run at 127.0.0.1:8080

Options can be set via command line arguments and/or environmental variables.

#####Running via foreman

If you have the heroku toolbelt installed, you can take advantage of foreman to run your app locally.

1. In a terminal type:

foreman start

By default, the server will run at 127.0.0.1:5000

Options will be set via an optional .env file located in the root directory. Command line parameters may be set by modifying the Procfile file.

###Node package

Http store can also be mounted as a router in other node (express) applications.

####Import store object

Supply options to create http-store object object. Note: database options must be supplied when creating object. Other options are, well... optional.

var options = {
    //...db options required
}
var store = require('http-store')(options);

####Mount to express application server

Mount at express point just like any other router

< express app >.use(mountPoint, store);

####Mount store object to server Mount the sockets to the server by calling the < store instance >.mountSocket method. Note: can be attached to any http server, not just an express instance.

var server = < http or express app server >;
store.mountSocket(server, [mount point = "/"]);

####Full example

var httpPort = 8080;
var app = require('express')();
var store = require('http-store')(
    {
        DB_URL : "mongodb://username:[email protected]:27017/database"
    }
);
app.use("/mount/point", store);//Mount database
store.mountSocket(
    app.listen(httpPort),
    "mount/point");//MountSocket

#####Connect

curl -x PUT <server location>/mount/point/:KEY Hello

curl -x GET <server location>/mount/point/:KEY

wscat -c <server location>/mount/point/:KEY