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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Configuration | Merest</title> <script src="scripts/prettify/prettify.js"> </script> <script src="scripts/prettify/lang-css.js"> </script>  <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="styles/prettify-tomorrow.css"> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="styles/jsdoc-default.css"> </head> <body> <div id="main"> <h1 class="page-title">API Configuration</h1> <section> <article> <a name='router'></a> <h3>Router configuration</h3> <p> To expose <code>mongoose.Model</code> you should create an API Router. It could be done in two ways: <ul> <li>By calling <code>ModelAPIExpress.expose</code> method</li> <li>By creating <code>ModelAPIRouter</code> and then attaching it with method <code>attachTo</code> to <code>ModelAPIExpress</code> </li> </ul> </p> <p>Using <code>ModelAPIExpress.expose</code>:</p> <pre class="prettyprint source lang-javascript"><code>const api = new merest.ModelAPIExpress(); api.expose(models.Vector, { // router configuration parameters should be here });</code></pre> <p>Creating <code>ModelAPIRouter</code> explicitly:</p> <pre class="prettyprint source lang-javascript">const api = new merest.ModelAPIExpress(); const vectorApi = new merest.ModelAPIRouter(models.Vector, { // router configuration parameters should be here }); vectorApi.attachTo(api);</code></pre> <p><strong>merest</strong> supports wide range of router configuration parameters:</p> <pre class="prettyprint source lang-javascript"><code>var api = new merest.ModelAPIExpress(); api.expose(models.Vector, { path: '/cool-vectors', // overrides standard /model-plural-name path options: false, // disables end-point for OPTIONS method create: 'get', // mounts the CREATE end-point on the HTTP GET method search: 'post', // mounts the SEARCH end-point on the HTTP POST to resolve path-conflict with CREATE end-point details: 'Show details for a vector', // assigns the description for DETAILS end-point update: 'put', // mounts UPDATE end-point to the HTTP PUT delete: false, // disables to delete vectors fields: 'x y', // forces to response with x, y and _id fields matchId: '\d+' // configures the /:id routes with integer (not uuid) :id parameter });</code></pre> <h4>All router configuration parameters are:</h4><ul> <li><strong>path</strong>: <code>String</code> - the base path for all router end-points. It is relative to the api mounted path</li> <li><strong>middlewares</strong>: <code>Function|Array(Function)</code> - the middleware(s) that should be mounted on the base path of all end-points</li> <li><strong>matchId</strong>: <code>String|RegExp</code> - the pattern to match values of <code>id</code> (<code>_id</code>) field in the end-point path. The default is <code>'[a-f\\d]{24}'</code></li> <li><strong>options</strong>: <code>Boolean|String|Object</code> - configuration for OPTIONS HTTP-method</li> <li><strong>create</strong>: <code>Boolean|String|Object</code> - configuration for Instance creation</li> <li><strong>search</strong>: <code>Boolean|String|Object</code> - configuration for searching of instances-</li> <li><strong>details</strong>: <code>Boolean|String|Object</code> - configuration for instance details end-point</li> <li><strong>update</strong>: <code>Boolean|String|Object</code> - configuration for instance update</li> <li><strong>delete</strong>: <code>Boolean|String|Object</code> - configuration for instance removing</li> <a name="expose"></a> <li><strong>expose</strong>: <code>Object</code> - configuration for instance method(s) exposition. (see. <a href="conf-methods.html">Model methods</a> for details)</li> <li><strong>exposeStatic</strong>: <code>Object</code> - configuration for static method(s) exposition (see. <a href="conf-methods.html">Model methods</a> for details)</li> </ul> <p>Additionally some of end-point parameters could be specified on the router configuration level: <code>fields</code>, <code>populate</code>, <code>filter</code>, <code>readonly</code> </p> <p>Also some of end-points parameters are applicable exactly for one end-point <code>SEARCH</code>. So it is reasonable to define them in the router level. These parameters are: <code>queryFields</code>, <code>sort</code>, <code>limit</code>, <code>skip</code>, </p> <p>Parameters named as end-points (create, search, etc.) could be one of: <code>Boolean</code>, <code>String</code> and <code>Object</code>.</p> <h5>In case of <code>Boolean</code>:</h5><ul> <li><code>false</code>: appropriate end-point is disabled</li> <li><code>true</code>: the end-point is allowed and default or common (see further) options will be used to configure it</li> </ul> <h5>In case of <code>String</code>:</h5><p>If value is some of HTTP-method supported by Express (<code>checkout</code>, <code>copy</code>, <code>delete</code>, <code>get</code>, <code>head</code>, <code>lock</code>, <code>merge</code>, <code>mkactivity</code>, <code>mkcol</code>, <code>move</code>, <code>'m-search'</code>, <code>notify</code>, <code>options</code>, <code>patch</code>, <code>post</code>, <code>purge</code>, <code>put</code>, <code>report</code>, <code>search</code>, <code>subscribe</code>, <code>trace</code>, <code>unlock</code>, <code>unsubscribe</code>), then the appropriate method is allowed and will be mounted on specified HTTP-method. Otherwise the value will be used as a description of the appropriate end-point returned by the OPTIONS HTTP-method and swagger api-documentation</p> <h5>In case of <code>Object</code>:</h5> <p>The appropriate end-point is allowed and keys of the value will be used to configure this end-point.</p> <p>The end-point configuration options are bellow.</p> <br class="clear"> <hr> <a href='installation.html'>Next (Installation) ></a> </article> </section> </div> <nav><h2> <a href="index.html">merest</a> </h2> <h3><a href="installation.html">Installation</a></h3> <ul> <li><a href="installation.html#prerequisites">Prerequisites</a></li> <li><a href="installation.html#npm-install">npm installation</a></li> <li><a href="installation.html#development">Development</a></li> </ul> <h3><a href="cook-book.html">Cook-book</a></h3> <h3><a href="conf-levels.html">API Configuration</a></h3> <ul> <li><a href="conf-levels.html">Configuration levels</a></li> <li><a href="conf-app.html">API Application</a></li> <li><a href="conf-router.html">Router</a></li> <li><a href="conf-end-points.html">End-point</a></li> <li><a href="conf-methods.html">Model methods</a></li> </ul> <h3><a href="end-points.html">API Requests and Responses</a></h3> <ul> <li><a href="end-points.html">Common reponses</a></li> <li><a href="end-points.html#ep_options">Options</a></li> <li><a href="end-points.html#ep_search">Search</a></li> <li><a href="end-points.html#ep_create">Create</a></li> <li><a href="end-points.html#ep_details">Details</a></li> <li><a href="end-points.html#ep_update">Update</a></li> <li><a href="end-points.html#ep_delete">Delete</a></li> <li><a href="end-points.html#transform-response">Custom response</a></li> </ul> <h3><a href="swagger.html">Swagger support</a></h3> <ul> <li><a href="swagger.html#install">Installation</a></li> <li><a href="swagger.html#api-conf">Configure API</a></li> <li><a href="swagger.html#document">Creating <code>swagger.json</code></a></li> <li><a href="swagger.html#api-docs">Exposing the api-docs</a></li> <li><a href="swagger.html#swagger-ui">Embedded swagger-ui</a></li> </ul> <h3>Specifications</h3> <ul> <li><a href="ModelAPIExpress.html">ModelAPIExpress</a></li> <li><a href="merest-swagger.html">Swagger-support methods</a></li> <li><a href="ModelAPIRouter.html">ModelAPIRouter</a></li> <li><a href="ModelAPIError.html">ModelAPIError</a></li> </ul> </nav> <br class="clear"> <footer> Documentation generated with <a href="https://github.com/jsdoc3/jsdoc">JSDoc 3.4.3</a> </footer> <script> prettyPrint(); </script> <script src="scripts/linenumber.js"> </script> </body> </html>