angular2-data-component v1.1.1

angular2-data-component

An Angular 2 component for basic data management using the DreamFactory API.

This repo is a data manager app, using Angular 2 and DreamFactory REST API. It includes the ability to manage and edit data stored in DB services.

#Getting DreamFactory on your local machine

To download and install DreamFactory, follow the instructions here. Alternatively, you can create a free hosted developer account at www.dreamfactory.com if you don't want to install DreamFactory locally.

#Configuring your DreamFactory instance to run the app

• Enable CORS for development purposes.

  • In the admin console, navigate to the Config tab and click on CORS in the left sidebar.
  • Click Add.
  • Set Origin, Paths, and Headers to *.
  • Set Max Age to 0.
  • Allow all HTTP verbs and check the Enabled box.
  • Click update when you are done.
  • More info on setting up CORS is available here.

• Create a default role for new users and enable open registration

  • In the admin console, click the Roles tab then click Create in the left sidebar.
  • Enter a name for the role and check the Active box.
  • Go to the Access tab.
  • Add a new entry under Service Access (you can make it more restrictive later).
    • set Service = All
    • set Component = *
    • check all HTTP verbs under Access
    • set Requester = API
  • Click Create Role.
  • Click the Services tab, then edit the user service. Go to Config and enable Allow Open Registration.
  • Set the Open Reg Role Id to the name of the role you just created.
  • Make sure Open Reg Email Service Id is blank, so that new users can register without email confirmation.
  • Save changes.

#How develop the project on your local machine

##Prerequisites

• node v4.x.x higher and npm 2.14.7
• to develop independently, without having to put source files in df instance, make sure cors is enabled and necessary permissions are given to services in your df instance

##Run project

git clone https://github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/angular2-data-component.git
cd angular2-data-component
# paste your dsp_instance_url and app_key in app/index.html
# install the project's dependencies
npm install
# watches your files and uses livereload by default
npm start

#Additional Resources

More detailed information on the DreamFactory REST API is available here.

The live API documentation included in the admin console is a great way to learn how the DreamFactory REST API works.