Node.js and Koa API REST Framework

This should simplify such simple task as creating API using Koa

Setup app

Install Slush to bootstrap app

$ npm -g install slush slush-kathinka

Install nvm to install 0.11 nodejs version

$ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.12.1/install.sh | bash

Install MongoDB as database backend on OS X using Homebrew

brew install mongodb
ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/mongodb/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mongodb.plist

Bootstrap application

$ mkdir newAwesomeApp
$ cd newAwesomeApp
$ slush kathinka

Generate first resource

$ slush kathinka:resource

Start server

$ npm start

Check if app is up and running

$ curl http://localhost:54321/
{"status":"ok","version":"1"}

TODO:

https://waffle.io/wercajk/kathinka

Test:

API covered with tests so far: http://docs.kathinka.apiary.io

Run

$ npm test

Author:

Mario Vejlupek

Changelog

See releases.

License

MIT

Font Credits:

AW Conqueror, © Jean François Porchez, Typofonderie