obj-to-express-router v0.2.2

Object to Express Router

A simple lib to translate javascript objects into Express Routers.

Install

npm install obj-to-express-router --save

How to use with a express example

var express = require('express')
, app = express()
, objToRouter = require('obj-to-express-router')(__dirname+'/routes');;

// mount in route /api/news and require file from
// __dirname + 'routes/api/news.js'
app.use( '/api/news', objToRouter('api/news', express.Router()) );

app.listen(3000);

Javascript file object example

exports.show = { //action object
  path: '/:id', // route path
  verb: 'get', // http verb
  mids: [ // optional array of middlewares (functions)
    function logSomething(req, res, next) {
      console.log('show news with id:' + req.params.id);
      next();
    }
  ],
  fn: function(req, res) { // main function
    res.json({
      title: 'Google buy apple.',
      url: 'google-buy-apple',
      body: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.'
    });
  }
}

Test example in browser

http://localhost:3000/api/news/123