Build Omni-channel APIs in minutes with Node.js. StrongLoop's Loopback API server provides an open source API framework for connecting mobile, devices, sensors and web to backends though lightweight APIs. Get Mobile Backend as a Service (mBaaS) and API Gateway plus a Visual API editor (Studio) all in a single modular Node.js platform. SDKs for Angular, iOS, Android and JavaScript makes Isomorphic JavaScript and fullstack JS a reality.

1. APIs in minutes with Node.js
Shubhra Kar
Director Products
@shubhrakar
Oct 2014

2. The Frontend is changing fast (Mobile First !)

3. And it isn’t done yet !

4. APIs are powering this change
4
SaaS Mobile IoT
SOA
Web
App Server
Database Datacube
API Server
HTML JSON

5. What tech is should I use for APIs ?
5
Node is FAST
…and highly concurrent!
Node is perfect for APIs
Node powers full-stack JS

6. Hybrid App: Full Stack JavaScript!
Ionic
Bootstrap Angular
Cordova
A Compelling Option for Enterprise Mobility
 Faster time to market vs. 100% native development
Gartner predicts by 2016 more than 50% of
 Reuse skills of existing web developer staff
the apps deployed will be Hybrid apps.
 Open Source stack / no vendor lock-in
 For Enterprise http://www.apps, gartner.performance com/newsroom/is comparable id/2324917
to
native apps
 Near “write once, run anywhere” UI: tablets, phones,
smart TVs, smart watches, cars, etc.
LoopBack
API Server
Node.js

7. Why Node.js?
• Lots of JavaScript programmers out there (>62K)
• Very large and active developer community
• Has the most modules (100K > Java)

8. Threads
Don’t Wait !

9. Nodies are not just silicon valley hipsters !
And most recently….

10. But how do I cross the bridge…
External Partners Cloud
RMI Objects
Messaging
Service
BI Tools
Business
Rules
File
System
ESB
Web
Interface
Content
Database
Data
Warehouse
Financials
Mainframe
Web/WAP
Interface
EJB
Virtual
Service
Routin
g
Service
SOAP
CRM
App
Products
Collaboration
App Port
al
Help
Engine
BPM
Legacy S
Infrastructure
Internal
Mobile Backend
??

11. Where Do We Begin?
11

12. 1st Gen mBaaS - Parse, StackMob, Kinvey, Apigee, AppC, Kony
mobile/web
clients
social &
analytics
JSON API
mBaaS
API
XML
SQL
SOAP
Etc.
API tier
(Java, Ruby, PHP, C#)
MongoDB, mySQL
Enterprise

13. APIs in Minutes with Node.js
Shubhra Kar
Director – Products & Strategic Alliances
Oct 2014

14. StrongLoop is the biggest contributor to Node Core
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15. StrongLoop helps deliver successful APIs
15
Reliable API Solutions powered by Node.js
Compose
Deploy / Scale
Monitor
Secure / Manage
API Studio Controller StrongOps API Gateway
Developer Subscription Production Subscription

16. StrongLoop API Server components
Express
API Gateway
Loopback API Framework
Controller (Mesh)
Strong-agent – Monitoring
Connectors to enterprise
systems
Commercial Support
Training/Consulting

17. StrongLoop API Server (On-Premises or Cloud)
PUSH
REST
API
GEO
OFF
SYNC
DEVICE
USER FILE
Storage
REST
API
GATEWAY
Channel SDKs
ORM
API ENGINE
C
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C
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s
A
P
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s
REST API
API
Explorer
Debugging, Provisioning, Scaling, Monitoring
Enterprise Node.js Platform

18. Loopback Open-source Node.js Framework
$ slc loopback
_-----_
| | .--------------------------.
|--(o)--| | Let's create a LoopBack |
`---------´ | application! |
( _´U`_ ) '--------------------------'
/___A___
| ~ |
__'.___.'__
´ ` |° ´ Y `
 Middleware API Engine
 ORM
 Aggregation & Mashups
 API Explorer (Swagger)
 Fine Grained Access Control (ACLs)
 Data Replication
 IsoMorphic JS and Client SDKs.
[?] Enter a directory name where to create the project: (.)

19. API Explorer (Swagger 2.0) and Frontend App Integration

20. Studio
 Visual ORM
 Discovery
 Migration
 DEV - API Design &
Composition
 OPS – Provisioning,
Scaling & Monitoring

21. mBaaS (mobile Backend as a Service)
 Push Notification
 GeoLocation
 Offline Sync
 3rd Party APIs
 Device / User Tracking
 Cloud / File Storage

22. API Gateway
 Security (AAA)
 Mediation and Transformation
 Infrastructure QoS (pagination, throttling, caching, delivery guarantee, firewall)
 Analytics and health monitoring
 Aggregation and Microservices Routing
 Virtualization and Reverse Proxy

23. Connectors
 Connection Management
 RDBMS, NoSQL, Services,
BigData, Proprietary
 Model Discovery
 Data Replication
 State Management
 Storage
Open Source
Enterprise
Storage
REST

24. Controller
 Debugging
 Build
 Universal
 Git
 Deploy
 Server Distro
 Distributed – Mesh
 Scale
 State Management

25. Monitoring
 Deep Dive Node.js Metrics
 Dynamic Instrumentation
 On-Premises and 3rd Party Integration
 Deep Transaction Tracing
 Root Cause Analysis

26. Monitoring – On Premises / 3rd Party consoles
26

27. Profiling – On Premises

28. Error tracking/recovery
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29. Let’s Start
API Server
http://strongloop.com/node-js/api-server/
Loopback
http://loopback.io
Express
http://expressjs.com/
mBaaS
http://strongloop.com/node-js/mBaaS/
Controller
http://strongloop.com/node-js/controller/
Monitoring
http://strongloop.com/node-js/monitoring/
Studio
http://strongloop.com/node-js/studio-beta/

30. FirstT thherae nwaks Nyoodeu!