loopback-connector-google-cloud-datastore

Google Cloud Datastore connector for the LoopBack framework.


System Requirements

- NodeJS (version >= 10).

Installation

If you want to know how to get started with Loopback [check this][5].

To add a new data source, use the data source generator:

``sh
lb datasource
`

Then the data source generator will prompt some questions like

- Enter the data-source name: GoogleCloudDatastore _(Choose your prefered name)_
- Select the connector for GoogleCloudDatastore: other
- Enter the connector's module name loopback-connector-google-cloud-datastore
- Install loopback-connector-google-cloud-datastore (Y/n) y

Then you should use a service account. Go to [Project Settings > Service Accounts][4] in the Google Cloud Platform Console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file.

You should fill the application's datasource file which is located in /server/datasources.json with those details, You can find them in the downloaded JSON file from the Google Cloud Platform.

`json
"GoogleCloudDatastore": {
"name": "GoogleCloudDatastore",
"projectId": "",
"keyFilename": "" //Enter the full relative path of your application to file (eg. './src/datasources/google/serviceAccount.json')
}
``

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| Property | Type   | Description | --- |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------- | --- |
| projectId | String | project_id in the JSON file | --- |
| keyFilename | String | serviceAccount JSON file path | --- |

And you can actually store those private details as an Environment variables, Check [source-configuration][6]

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[Dyaa Eldin Moustafa][7] [Firestore connector][3]

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Copylefted (c) 2020 [Henrique Carvalho da Cruz][1] Licensed under the [MIT license][2].

[1]: https://henriquecarv.com
[2]: ./LICENSE
[3]: https://github.com/dyaa/loopback-connector-firestore
[4]: https://console.cloud.google.com/projectselector/iam-admin/serviceaccounts
[5]: http://loopback.io/getting-started/
[6]: https://loopback.io/doc/en/lb3/Environment-specific-configuration.html#data-source-configuration
[7]: https://github.com/dyaa