keithwhor/nodal
Nodal
Nodal is a Node.js API framework designed for building data-centric web services and JSON APIs using structured data models. It functions as an object-relational mapper that allows for the querying and manipulation of database records through objects instead of raw SQL queries.
The project includes a database migration tool for tracking and applying bi-directional schema changes to maintain data integrity across different environments. It also features a command line interface for automating the registration and configuration of remote hosting environments.
The framework provides capabilities for model-driven API generation, stateless JSON processing, and automated remote API deployment.
Features
- Data-Centric APIs - Enables the creation of stateless web services that use structured models to process data requests and return formatted JSON.
- JavaScript Object Mappings - Translates database records into JavaScript objects using a structured mapping layer to avoid manual SQL queries.
- Database Record Querying - Retrieves data from tables using object-based filters, sorting, and joins instead of raw queries.
- Object-Relational Mappers - Provides a library that abstracts persistent data storage by mapping database records to objects.
- Object-Relational Mapping - Implements a system for querying and filtering database records using an object-based mapping instead of raw SQL.
- Database Schema Migrations - Provides automated, bi-directional versioning and updating of database structures to maintain consistency across different environments.
- Node.js Server Frameworks - Serves as an architectural framework for building data-centric Node.js server applications.
- Node.js API Frameworks - Provides a comprehensive framework for building data-centric web services and JSON APIs using Node.js.
- Schema-Driven API Generators - Automatically generates API endpoints based on declarative data models to define response shapes and behavior.
- Cloud Deployment CLI Tools - Ships a command-line utility for automating the registration and configuration of remote hosting environments.
- Remote Hosting Deployments - Automates the delivery and configuration of the API to remote hosting environments via a command line interface.
- Stateless Architectures - Implements an architectural pattern that processes web requests and returns JSON responses without maintaining server-side session state.
- Web Frameworks - Full-stack framework for building scalable Node.js APIs.
