Alcaeus (pronounced AL-SEE-UHS) is a Node.js/browser library for consuming Hydra APIs.
Alcaeus is the birth name of Heracles. The demigod who defeated Hydra.
Use npm or yarn:
npm i -S alcaeus
| Environment | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| node.js | 12+ | v12 requires --experimental-modules flag |
| TypeScript | 3.8+ |
import { Hydra } from 'alcaeus/web' // (or 'alcaeus/node')
const { response, representation } = await Hydra.loadResource('http://example.com/resource');
const rootResource = representation.root;
// contains supported classes, operations, etc.
const apiDocs = Hydra.apiDocumentations[0];
const id = rootResource.id;
To learn more head to http://alcaeus.hydra.how.
MIT
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Hydra Core hypermedia-aware client library
The npm package alcaeus receives a total of 76 weekly downloads. As such, alcaeus popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that alcaeus demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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