sota-core v2.2.31

Sota Framework for NodeJS server

0.Setup environment

Development stack

Node 4.1.1
MySQL Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.6.26, for osx10.11 (x86_64)

Required global modules

npm install -g node-inspector
npm install -g mocha
npm install -g istanbul

1.Structure overview

2.Folders organization

Permanent files and folders

app/                # Here come the business stuffs of our app
  controllers/      # Don't need to explain this obvious things...
  models/
  services/
  Main.js           # Initializer script of the app
boot/               # Scripts to start app as a daemon
config/
  Config.js         # Should be a symlink to one of following config files
  Config_Dev.js     # Config for development enviroment
  Config_Prod.js    # Config for production enviroment
  ...
  Config_Clgt.js    # We may have various environments though
  Routes.js         #
core/               # Core of Sota framework
public/             # Here come static files
views/              # Enough obvious as well

Optional files and folders

helpers/            # Place multi-model handlers here (contain business/logic)
libs/               # Sometimes we need to use external libs, put them here
utils/              # For common, static handlers (just deal with primitive data)

3.Code APIs

Classes

BaseClass

• initialize($super, params)
• extend(superclass, interfaces)

ControllerFactory

• create(func)
• createNoAuth(func)
• authenticate(req, res, callback) ...

// TODO: determine put all handled path in routing files,
// or separate in each controller

BaseController

// TODO: create sample files

BaseService

// Almost no common things
// Handle business for particular application

BaseModel

• initialize($super, dataSource, adapter)
• createTable(callback)
• selectOne(options, callback)
• selectAll(options, callback)
• selectCount(options, callback)
• insert(entity, callback)
• insert(entities, callback)
• update(entity, callback)
• update(options, callback)
• selectOrInsert(options, callback)
• updateOrInsert(entity, callback)
• delete(entity, callback)
• delete(entities, callback)
• delete(options, callback)
• beginTransaction(callback)
• commit(callback)
• rollback(callback)
• exec(sql, options, callback)

BaseEntity

• initialize($super, model)
• save(callback)
• beforeSave($super, callback)
• afterSave($super, callback)
• delete(callback)
• beforeDelete($super, callback)
• afterDelete($super, callback)
• reload(callback)

BaseDataSource

• initialize($super, options)

TODO: Determine whether we need this class...

BaseAdapter

• initialize($super, config)
• select(options, callback)
• insert(options, callback)
• update(options, callback)
• delete(options, callback)

4.Backlog - TBD

• Standard/expandable user table
• Session info/Authentication
• Processes pooling/management
• Failure handling
• Database connection pooling/management