LoopBack 4 REST API on Express
npm install @loopback/example-express-compositionThis 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:
``sh`
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:
1. Run the lb4 example command to select and clone the express-composition
repository:
`sh`
lb4 example express-composition
2. Jump into the directory and then install the required dependencies:
`sh`
cd loopback4-example-express-composition
3. Finally, start the application!
`sh
$ 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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