Ionium-framework NPM

ionium-framework

Ionium Framework is an experimental, lightweight library to handle object relations in TypeScript.

What inspired me?

I have been a long time user of .NET and its Entity Framework. I enjoyed having a background framework that would take care of the relations of my entities while keeping my source code clean.

In the meantime, I moved to a TypeScript framework: Angular. It is a fascinating frontend solution for single-page applications. However, I quickly encountered the lack of Entity Framework's help with object relations. I wanted an EF-like solution for my frontend as well. There are lots of ORM frameworks for TypeScript, but I wanted something more lightweight. Unlike most ORMs, I am receiving my entities from a REST API and not from a database.

I knew that TypeScript has lots of potential, so why not take my very own spin on coding a framework for these needs?

Getting started

Installation

Add ionium-framework to the dependencies of your package.json, or hit:

yarn add ionium-framework

Don't forget to run yarn after updating the package.json file.

Integration

Ionium Framework operates with decorators and interfaces. You don't need to introduce breaking changes in your code, the framework is just an augmentation to an existing logic.

For a working, documented example please check out the example directory in the repository.