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**Aicra** is a *configuration-driven* **web framework** written in Go that allows you to create a fully featured REST API.
The whole management is done for you from a configuration file describing your API, you're left with implementing :
- controllers
- handlers
- optionnally middle-wares (_e.g. authentication, csrf_)
- and optionnally type checkers to check input parameters
- and optionnally your custom type checkers to check input parameters
The aicra server fulfills the `net/http` [Server interface](https://golang.org/pkg/net/http/#Server).
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#### 1) Main executable
The main executable will declare and run the aicra server, it might look quite like the code below.
Your main executable will declare and run the aicra server, it might look quite like the code below.
```go
package main
import (
"log"
"net/http"
"git.xdrm.io/go/aicra"
"git.xdrm.io/go/aicra/typecheck/builtin"
"git.xdrm.io/go/aicra/api"
"git.xdrm.io/go/aicra/datatype"
"git.xdrm.io/go/aicra/datatype/builtin"
)
func main() {
// 1. build server
server, err := aicra.New("path/to/your/api/definition.json");
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Cannot build the aicra server: %v\n", err)
}
// 1. select your datatypes (builtin, custom)
var dtypes []datatype.T
dtypes = append(dtypes, builtin.AnyDataType{})
dtypes = append(dtypes, builtin.BoolDataType{})
dtypes = append(dtypes, builtin.UintDataType{})
dtypes = append(dtypes, builtin.StringDataType{})
// 2. add type checkers
server.Checkers.Add( builtin.NewAny() );
server.Checkers.Add( builtin.NewString() );
server.Checkers.Add( builtin.NewFloat64() );
// 2. create the server from the configuration file
server, err := aicra.New("path/to/your/api/definition.json", dtypes...)
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("cannot built aicra server: %s\n", err)
}
// 3. bind your implementations
server.HandleFunc(http.MethodGet, "/path", func(req api.Request, res *api.Response){
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res.SetError(api.ErrorSuccess());
})
// 4. extract to http server
httpServer, err := server.ToHTTPServer()
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("cannot get to http server: %s", err)
}
// 4. launch server
log.Fatal( http.ListenAndServe("localhost:8181", server) )
log.Fatal( http.ListenAndServe("localhost:8080", server) )
}
```
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#### 2) API Configuration
The whole project behavior is described inside a json file (_e.g. usually api.json_) file. For a better understanding of the format, take a look at this working [template](https://git.xdrm.io/go/tiny-url-ex/src/master/api.json). This file defines :
The whole project behavior is described inside a json file (_e.g. usually api.json_). For a better understanding of the format, take a look at this working [template](https://git.xdrm.io/go/tiny-url-ex/src/master/api.json). This file defines :
- resource routes and their methods
- routes and their methods
- every input for each method (called *argument*)
- every output for each method
- scope permissions (list of permissions needed for clients to use which method)
- scope permissions (list of permissions needed by clients)
- input policy :
- type of argument (_i.e. for type checkers_)
- type of argument (_i.e. for data types_)
- required/optional
- default value
- variable renaming
###### Definition
At the root of the json file are available 5 field names :
The root of the json file must be an array containing your requests definitions.
1. `GET` - to define what to do when receiving a request with a GET HTTP method at the root URI
2. `POST` - to define what to do when receiving a request with a POST HTTP method at the root URI
3. `PUT` - to define what to do when receiving a request with a PUT HTTP method at the root URI
4. `DELETE` - to define what to do when receiving a request with a DELETE HTTP method at the root URI
5. `/` - to define children URIs ; each will have the same available fields
For each method you will have to create fields described in the table above.
For each, you will have to create fields described in the table above.
| field path | description | example |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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Input arguments defines what data from the HTTP request the method needs. Aicra is able to extract 3 types of data :
- **URI** - Slash-separated strings right after the resource URI. For instance, if your controller is bound to the `/user` URI, you can use the *URI slot* right after to send the user ID ; Now a client can send requests to the URI `/user/:id` where `:id` is a number sent by the client. This kind of input cannot be extracted by name, but rather by index in the URL (_begins at 0_).
- **URI** - Curly Braces enclosed strings inside the request path. For instance, if your controller is bound to the `/user/{id}` URI, you can set the input argument `{id}` matching this uri part.
- **Query** - data formatted at the end of the URL following the standard [HTTP Query](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-3.4) syntax.
- **URL encoded** - data send inside the body of the request but following the [HTTP Query](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-3.4) syntax.
- **Multipart** - data send inside the body of the request with a dedicated [format](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2388#section-3). This format is not very lightweight but allows you to receive data as well as files.
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The `in` field in each method contains as list of arguments where the key is the argument name, and the value defines how to manage the variable.
> Variable names must be <u>prefixed</u> when requesting **URI** or **Query** input types.
> Variable names from **URI** or **Query** must be named accordingly :
>
> - The first **URI** data has to be named `URL#0`, the second one `URL#1` and so on...
> - The variable named `somevar` in the **Query** has to be named `GET@somvar` in the configuration.
> - the **URI** variable `{id}` from your request route must be named `{id}`.
> - the variable `somevar` in the **Query** has to be names `GET@somevar`.
**Example**
In this example we want 3 arguments :
- the 1^st^ one is send at the end of the URI and is a number compliant with the `int` type checker (else the controller will not be run). It is renamed `uri-param`, this new name will be sent to the controller.
- the 2^nd^ one is send in the query (_e.g. [http://host/uri?get-var=value](http://host/uri?get-var=value)_). It must be a valid `int` or not given at all (the `?` at the beginning of the type tells that the argument is **optional**) ; it will be named `get-param`.
- the 3^rd^ can be send with a **JSON** body, in **multipart** or **URL encoded** it makes no difference and only give clients a choice over the technology to use. If not renamed, the variable will be given to the controller with the name `multipart-var`.
- the 1^st^ one is send at the end of the URI and is a number compliant with the `int` type checker. It is renamed `article_id`, this new name will be sent to the handler.
- the 2^nd^ one is send in the query (_e.g. [http://host/uri?get-var=value](http://host/uri?get-var=value)_). It must be a valid `string` or not given at all (the `?` at the beginning of the type tells that the argument is **optional**) ; it will be named `title`.
- the 3^rd^ can be send with a **JSON** body, in **multipart** or **URL encoded** it makes no difference and only give clients a choice over the technology to use. If not renamed, the variable will be given to the handler with the name `content`.
```json
"in": {
// arg 1
"URL#0": {
"info": "some integer in the URI",
"type": "int",
"name": "uri-param"
[
{
"method": "PUT",
"path": "/article/{id}",
"scope": [["author"]],
"info": "updates an article",
"in": {
"{id}": { "info": "article id", "type": "int", "name": "article_id" },
"GET@title": { "info": "new article title", "type": "?string", "name": "title" },
"content": { "info": "new article content", "type": "string" }
},
// arg 2
"GET@get-var": {
"info": "some Query OPTIONAL variable",
"type": "?int",
"name": "get-param"
},
// arg 3
"multipart-var": { /* ... */ }
}
"out": {
"id": { "info": "updated article id", "type": "uint" },
"title": { "info": "updated article title", "type": "string" },
"content": { "info": "updated article content", "type": "string" }
}
}
]
```
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- [x] human-readable json configuration
- [x] nested routes (*i.e. `/user/:id:` and `/user/post/:id:`*)
- [ ] nested URL arguments (*i.e. `/user/:id:` and `/user/:id:/post/:id:`*)
- [x] nested URL arguments (*i.e. `/user/:id:` and `/user/:id:/post/:id:`*)
- [x] useful http methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE
- [x] manage URL, query and body arguments:
- [x] multipart/form-data (variables and file uploads)
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- [x] generic controllers implementation (shared objects)
- [x] response interface
- [x] log bound resources when building the aicra server
- [ ] fail on check for unimplemented resources at server boot.
- [ ] fail on check for unavailable types in api.json at server boot.
- [x] fail on check for unimplemented resources at server boot.
- [x] fail on check for unavailable types in api.json at server boot.