A node toolkit for doing async api calls, writing to file system, starting up express-js servers and more coming soon.
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Run:
npm install node-essentialsAnd include it in your app:
const node = require('node-essentials');or
import * as node from 'node-essentials';-
http - REST Requests.
-
helpers - Helper functions.
- distinct - Return a Distinct array.
-
server - Express server.
- start - Set-up a express-js server on the specified port and directory.
-
fileManager - Manage files.
- writeToFile - Writes anything passed through to storage as any file.
executeGet(url: string, options?: any): Promise<any>Implementation:
import http from 'node-essentials';
async function getData() {
const data = await http.executeGet("https://my-json-server.typicode.com/typicode/demo/db").then();
console.log(data);
}Response:
{
posts: [
{ id: 1, title: 'Post 1' },
{ id: 2, title: 'Post 2' },
{ id: 3, title: 'Post 3' }
],
comments: [
{ id: 1, body: 'some comment', postId: 1 },
{ id: 2, body: 'some comment', postId: 1 }
],
profile: { name: 'typicode' }
}executePost(url: string, options?: any): Promise<any>Implementation:
import http from 'node-essentials';
async function postData() {
const data = await http.executePost("https://my-json-server.typicode.com/typicode/demo/posts", {
body: {
"id": 4,
"title": "Post 4"
}
}).then();
console.log(data);
}Response:
{
id: 4
}executePut(url: string, options?: any): Promise<any>Implementation:
import http from 'node-essentials';
async function putData() {
const data = await http.executePut("https://my-json-server.typicode.com/typicode/demo/posts", {
body: {
"id": 4,
"title": "Post 4"
}
}).then();
console.log(data);
}Response:
{
id: 4
}executePut(url: string, options?: any): Promise<any>Implementation:
import http from 'node-essentials';
async function deleteData() {
const data = await http.executeDelete("https://my-json-server.typicode.com/typicode/demo/posts", {
body: {
"id": 4,
"title": "Post 4"
}
}).then();
console.log(data);
}Response:
{
id: null
}distinct(array: Array[any]);Implementation:
import * as node from 'node-essentials';
const nonDistinct = [1,1,1,2,3];
function getDistinct(){
const distinct = node.helpers.distinct(nonDistinct);
console.log(distinct);
}Response:
[1,2,3]start(port: number, directory: string);Implementation:
import server from 'node-essentials';
server.start(3000, __dirname) // The "__dirname" is the relative path for the directory used by node. This would serve the current root directory.Response:
Listening on 3000writeToFile(folder: string, fileName: string, extension: string, data: any);Implementation:
import fileManager from 'node-essentials';
const data = {
sample: "Sample Data"
}
fileManager.writeToFile("./", "fileName", "json", JSON.stringify(data));Node Essentials is Developed and Maintained by Nicolaas Nel
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