nodester is a Node.js framework designed to solve the problem of a complex data querying over HTTP.
The main reason of nodester's existence is the nodester Query Language (NQL) →, an extension of standard REST API syntax, it lets you craft complex queries with hierarchical associations.
Building an application which allows users to build their own REST queries raises huge security concerns. That's why nodester was not developped as a middleware. It's a framework equipped with a set of technologies enabling you to fully customize the request-response flow down to the specific user and a database column. Check out core concepts documentation → for more info.
Install with NPM
npm install -S nodesterconst nodester = require('nodester');
const db = require('#db');
const app = new nodester();
app.set.database(db);
// Optional beforeStart hook:
app.beforeStart(async () => {
// Do any asynchronous initializations
// before app.listen
// ...
});
// Start the http server:
app.listen(8080, function() {
console.log('listening on port', app.port);
});
// Gracefully shut down:
process.once('SIGTERM', () => {
app.stop(() => {
const pid = process.pid;
console.info('Process', pid, 'terminated\n');
process.exit(0);
});
});The true strength of nodester lies in its query language. Serving as an extension of standard REST API syntax, it brings many aspects of SQL into REST requests, providing developers with a simple yet powerful tool for expressive and efficient data querying.
Read more about it in the documentation: NQL documentaion →
Nodester is built upon a powerful Sequelize.
Supported drivers:
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
We (contributors) use JSDoc to describe the actual code.
The Philosophy of nodester is to provide a developer with a tool that can build an app (or feature) in hours and scale it with ease for years.
The goal of nodester is to be a robust and flexible framework that makes development in iteratations easy, while laying the foundation for seamless scalability in the future.
Copyright 2021-present Mark Khramko