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Rack::Scaffold

Automatically generate RESTful CRUD services

This project is no longer maintained.

Installation

Gemfile

source :rubygems

gem 'rack-scaffold', require: 'rack/scaffold'

gem 'sequel'
gem 'core_data'

gem 'unicorn'
gem 'pg'

Usage

An example web API using a Core Data model can be found the /example directory.

config.ru

require 'sequel'
require 'core_data'
require 'rack/scaffold'

DB = Sequel.connect(ENV['DATABASE_URL'])

run Rack::Scaffold model: './Example.xcdatamodeld', only: [:create, :read]

Available Actions

By default, Rack::Scaffold will enable all of the actions described below. Actions can be whitelisted or blacklisted by passing either the only or except options, respectively.

• create (POST /resources): Creates a new resource with the fields in a www-form-urlencoded or application/json encoded HTTP request body.
• read (GET /resources & GET /resources/123): Reads a collection of resources or an individual resource at the specified URI. Supports pagination by passing either page & per_page or limit & offset parameters.
• update (PUT OR PATCH /resources/123): Updates the specified resource with the fields in a www-form-urlencoded or application/json encoded HTTP request body.
• delete (DELETE /resources/123): Deletes the specified resource.
• susbscribe (SUBSCRIBE or GET /resources with Accept: text/event-stream): Subscribes to create, update, and delete actions performed, streaming corresponding JSON Patch diffs. You can read more about the Rocket technique for streaming REST resources at http://rocket.github.io.

Supported Data Models

• Core Data Model (.xcdatamodeld)
• Sequel
• ActiveRecord

Contact

Mattt

License

Rack::Scaffold is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.