Blazing fast, tiny and minimalist connect-like web framework for building REST micro-services.
You can read more: restana = faster and efficient Node.js REST APIs
npm i restana --save
Create unsecure HTTP server:
const service = require('restana')()
Passing HTTP server instance:
const https = require('https')
const service = require('restana')({
server: https.createServer({
key: keys.serviceKey,
cert: keys.certificate
})
})
Create restana HTTP server with http.createServer():
const http = require('http')
const service = require('restana')()
service.get('/hi', (req, res) => {
res.send({
msg: 'Hello World!'
})
})
http.createServer(service).listen(3000, '0.0.0.0', function () {
console.log('running')
})
Please take note that in the last case,
service.close()would not be available, since restana does not have access to http server instance created byhttp.createServer.
Optionally, learn through examples:
server: Allows to optionally override the HTTP server instance to be used.prioRequestsProcessing: If TRUE, HTTP requests processing/handling is prioritized using setImmediate. Default value: TRUEdefaultRoute: Optional route handler when no route match occurs. Default value: ((req, res) => res.send(404))errorHandler: Optional global error handler function. Default value: (err, req, res) => res.send(err)routerCacheSize: The router matching cache size, indicates how many request matches will be kept in memory. Default value: 2000const bodyParser = require('body-parser')
const service = require('restana')()
service.use(bodyParser.json())
const PetsModel = {
// ...
}
// registering service routes
service
.get('/pets/:id', async (req, res) => {
res.send(await PetsModel.findOne(req.params.id))
})
.get('/pets', async (req, res) => {
res.send(await PetsModel.find())
})
.delete('/pets/:id', async (req, res) => {
res.send(await PetsModel.destroy(req.params.id))
})
.post('/pets/:name/:age', async (req, res) => {
res.send(await PetsModel.create(req.params))
})
.patch('/pets/:id', async (req, res) => {
res.send(await PetsModel.update(req.params.id, req.body))
})
service.get('/version', function (req, res) {
// optionally you can send the response data in the body property
res.body = {
version: '1.0.0'
}
// 200 is the default response code
res.send()
})
Supported HTTP methods:
const methods = ['get', 'delete', 'put', 'patch', 'post', 'head', 'options', 'trace']
You can also register a route handler for all supported HTTP methods:
service.all('/allmethodsroute', (req, res) => {
res.send(200)
})
service.start(3000).then((server) => {})
service.close().then(()=> {})
// some fake "star" handler
service.post('/star/:username', async (req, res) => {
await starService.star(req.params.username)
const stars = await starService.count(req.params.username)
res.send({ stars })
})
res.send('Hello World', 200, {
'x-response-time': 100
})
Same as in express, for restana we have implemented a handy send method that extends
every res object.
Supported datatypes are:
Example usage:
service.get('/promise', (req, res) => {
res.send(Promise.resolve('I am a Promise object!'))
})
res.send(
// data payload
'Hello World',
// response code (default 200)
200,
// optional response headers (default NULL)
{
'x-cache-timeout': '5 minutes'
},
// optional res.end callback
err => { /*...*/ }
)
Optionally, you can also just send a response code:
res.send(401)
const service = require('restana')({
errorHandler (err, req, res) {
console.log(`Something was wrong: ${err.message || err}`)
res.send(err)
}
})
service.get('/throw', (req, res) => {
throw new Error('Upps!')
})
Some middlewares don't do return next(), instead they just call next() to finish and continue the remaining middlewares execution. The second, is a bad practice as it silence any potential Promise rejection that happens in the downstream middlewares or handlers.
In restana (https://github.com/jkyberneees/ana/blob/master/index.js#L99) we enable async errors handling by default, however this mechanism fails when a subsequent middleware is registered containing the mentioned next() statement to finish their execution.
const service = require('restana')()
service.use((req, res, next) => {
// do something
return next()
});
...
const service = require('restana')()
service.use('/admin', (req, res, next) => {
// do something
return next()
});
...
Connecting middlewares to specific routes is also supported:
const service = require('restana')()
service.get('/admin', (req, res, next) => {
// do something
return next()
}, (req, res) => {
res.send('admin data')
});
...
As well, multiple middleware callbacks are supported:
const service = require('restana')()
const cb0 = (req, res, next) => {
// do something
return next()
}
const cb1 = (req, res, next) => {
// do something
return next()
}
service.get('/test/:id', [cb0, cb1], (req, res) => {
res.send({ id: req.params.id })
})
Nested routers are supported as well:
const service = require('restana')()
const nestedRouter = service.newRouter()
nestedRouter.get('/hello', (req, res) => {
res.send('Hello World!')
})
service.use('/v1', nestedRouter)
...
In this example the router routes will be available under /v1 prefix. For example: GET /v1/hello
All middlewares using the
function (req, res, next)signature format are compatible with restana.
Examples :
Since version v3.3.x, you can also use async middlewares as described below:
service.use(async (req, res, next) => {
await next()
console.log('All middlewares and route handler executed!')
}))
service.use(logging())
service.use(jwt())
...
In the same way you can also capture uncaught exceptions inside the request processing flow:
service.use(async (req, res, next) => {
try {
await next()
} catch (err) {
console.log('upps, something just happened')
res.send(err)
}
})
service.use(logging())
service.use(jwt())
restana is compatible with the serverless-http library, so restana based services can also run as AWS lambdas 🚀
// required dependencies
const serverless = require('serverless-http')
const restana = require('restana')
// creating service
const service = restana()
service.get('/hello', (req, res) => {
res.send('Hello World!')
})
// lambda integration
const handler = serverless(app);
module.exports.handler = async (event, context) => {
return await handler(event, context)
}
See also:
Running restana service as a lambda using AWS SAM at https://github.com/jkyberneees/restana-serverless
restana restana based services can also run as Cloud Functions for Firebase 🚀
// required dependencies
const functions = require("firebase-functions");
const restana = require('restana')
// creating service
const service = restana()
service.get('/hello', (req, res) => {
res.send('Hello World!')
})
// lambda integration
exports = module.exports = functions.https.onRequest(app.callback());
You can read more about serving static files with restana in this link: https://itnext.io/restana-static-serving-the-frontend-with-node-js-beyond-nginx-e45fdb2e49cb
Also, the restana-static project simplifies the serving of static files using restana and docker containers:
// ...
const service = restana()
service.get('/hello', (req, res) => {
res.send('Hello World!')
})
// using "the callback integrator" middleware
const server = http.createServer(service.callback())
//...
As a Node.js framework implementation based on the standard http module, restana benefits from out of the box instrumentation on
existing APM agents such as:
"Routes Naming" discovery is not supported out of the box by the Elastic APM agent, therefore we have created our custom integration.
// getting the Elastic APM agent
const agent = require('elastic-apm-node').start({
secretToken: process.env.APM_SECRET_TOKEN,
serverUrl: process.env.APM_SERVER_URL
})
// creating a restana application
const service = require('restana')()
// getting restana APM routes naming plugin
const apm = require('restana/libs/elastic-apm')
// attach route naming instrumentation before registering service routes
apm({ agent }).patch(service)
// register your routes or middlewares
service.get('/hello', (req, res) => {
res.send('Hello World!')
})
// ...
"Routes Naming" discovery is not supported out of the box by the New Relic APM agent, therefore we have created our custom integration.
// getting the New Relic APM agent
const agent = require('newrelic')
// creating a restana application
const service = require('restana')()
// getting restana APM routes naming plugin
const apm = require('restana/libs/newrelic-apm')
// attach route naming instrumentation before registering service routes
apm({ agent }).patch(service)
// register your routes or middlewares
service.get('/hello', (req, res) => {
res.send('Hello World!')
})
// ...
You can checkout restana performance index on the "Which is the fastest" project: https://github.com/the-benchmarker/web-frameworks#full-table-1
https://goo.gl/forms/qlBwrf5raqfQwteH3
Restana version 4.x is much more simple to maintain, mature and faster!
0http sequential router is now the default and only HTTP router.getRouter and newRouter methods are added for accesing default and nested routers.response event was removed.find-my-way router is replaced by 0http sequential router.res.send...turbo-http library was dropped.You can support the maintenance of this project:
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Super fast and minimalist web framework for building REST micro-services.
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