NodeJS Express4 REST API that uses SQL/JSON functionalites
This project contains an example implementation of NodeJS REST API with CRUD operations on a simple Todo table. You can learn how to build REST API on the existing database schema using new JSON functionalities that are available in SQL Server 2016 (or higher) and Azure SQL Database.
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About this sample
Before you begin
Run this sample
Sample details
Disclaimers
Related links
About this sample
- Applies to: SQL Server 2016 (or higher), Azure SQL Database
- Key features: JSON Functions in SQL Server 2016/Azure SQL Database - FOR JSON and OPENJSON
- Programming Language: JavaScript (NodeJS)
- Authors: Jovan Popovic
Before you begin
To run this sample, you need the following prerequisites.
Software prerequisites:
- SQL Server 2016 (or higher) or an Azure SQL Database
- Visual Studio 2015 (or higher) with the NodeJS
Azure prerequisites:
- Permission to create an Azure SQL Database
Run this sample
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Navigate to the folder where you have downloaded sample and run npm install in command window. This command will install necessary npm packages defined in project.json.
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From SQL Server Management Studio or Sql Server Data Tools connect to your SQL Server 2016 or Azure SQL database and execute setup.sql script that will create and populate Todo table in the database.
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From Visual Studio, open the TodoApp.xproj file from the root directory,
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Locate db.js file in the project, change database connection info in createConnection() method to reference your database, and build solution using Ctrl+Shift+B, right-click on project + Build, or Build/Build Solution from menu.
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Run sample app using F5 or Ctrl+F5, 4.1. Open /api/Todo Url to get all Todo items as a JSON array, 4.2. Open /api/Todo/1 Url to get details about a single Todo item with id 1, 4.3. Send POST, PUT, PATCH, or DELETE Http requests to update content of Todo table.
Sample details
This sample application shows how to create simple REST API service that performs CRUD operations on a simple Todo table. NodeJS REST API is used to implement REST Service in the example. Service uses built-in JSON functionalities that are available in SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database.
Disclaimers
The code included in this sample is not intended demonstrate some general guidances and arhitectural patterns for web development. It contains minimal code required to create REST API. You can easily modify this code to fit the architecture of your application.
Related Links
For more information, see this MSDN documentation.
Code of Conduct
This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.
License
These samples and templates are all licensed under the MIT license. See the license.txt file in the root.
Questions
Email questions to: sqlserversamples@microsoft.com.