This is an example of how to mount LoopBack 4 REST API on a simple Express application.
First, you'll need to install a supported version of Node:
- Node.js at v10 or greater
Additionally, this tutorial assumes that you are comfortable with certain technologies, languages and concepts.
- JavaScript (ES6)
- REST
Lastly, you'll need to install the LoopBack 4 CLI toolkit:
npm i -g @loopback/cli
Once you're ready to start, you can begin by visiting the tutorial page.
If you'd like to see the final results of this tutorial as an example application, follow these steps:
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Run the
lb4 example
command to select and clone theexpress-composition
repository:lb4 example express-composition
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Jump into the directory and then install the required dependencies:
cd loopback4-example-express-composition
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Finally, start the application!
$ npm start Server is running at http://127.0.0.1:3000
Feel free to look around in the application's code to get a feel for how it works.
Run npm test
from the root folder.
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