@antelopejs/api

A lightweight, flexible HTTP/WebSocket API module that implements the interface API of antelopejs.

Installation

ajs project modules add @antelopejs/api

Interfaces

This module implements the API interfaces who provide a HTTP framework with decorator controllers and middleware support. The interfaces are installed separately to maintain modularity and minimize dependencies.

Name	Install command
API	ajs module imports add api	Documentation

Overview

The AntelopeJS API module provides a robust HTTP and WebSocket server implementation with a controller-based approach for building REST APIs and real-time applications. It supports:

• HTTP and HTTPS servers
• WebSocket connections
• Controller-based routing
• Parameter injection
• Middleware support
• CORS configuration

Configuration

The API module can be configured with the following options:

{
  "servers": [
    {
      "protocol": "http",
      "host": "localhost",
      "port": 8080
    },
    {
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": "localhost",
      "port": 8443,
      "cert": "path-to-cert",
      "key": "path-to-key"
    }
  ],
  "cors": {
    "allowedOrigins": ["https://example.com", "https://api.example.net"],
    "allowedMethods": ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE"]
  }
}

Server Configuration

The module supports both HTTP and HTTPS servers. If no servers are configured, it defaults to HTTP on port 80.

Each server in the servers array can have the following properties:

• protocol: Either "http" or "https"
• host: (Optional) The hostname to bind to
• port: (Optional) The port to listen on
• Additional properties from Node.js http.ServerOptions or https.ServerOptions, such as cert and key for HTTPS

CORS Configuration

The API module automatically adds a middleware for CORS support, which can be configured with:

• allowedOrigins: An array of allowed origins or regular expressions
• allowedMethods: An array of allowed HTTP methods

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.