Anatomy
The structure of a Lore application
The structure of a Lore application
Lore includes json-server in all new projects, which provides an easy way to mock out a REST API. This file is what json-server uses to represent the database that backs it.
Sometimes, you find yourself in a position where you get to develop a shiny new front-end against an existing REST API, and in that situation, this file isn't very useful. But when you're creating a new project from scratch, it can be a lot more useful.
JSON Server is included by default due to the project's ease of use, excellent feature support (including pagination, search, and relationship expansion) and overall ability to help bootstrap new projects.
For example:
So json-server is included by default because it's super useful! And with this db.json file backing it, you can easily view and edit the data that gets served.
If you'd like to learn more about all the awesome things json-server can do, see the json-server documentation on GitHub.
This file is empty by default.
{
}
Here is an example file of what db.json might look like when it's populated. This data is taken from the Quickstart.
{
"users": [
{
"id": 1,
"nickname": "ayla",
"avatar": "https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/2637399/19027069/a356e82a-88e1-11e6-87d8-e3e74f55c069.png"
},
{
"id": 2,
"nickname": "crono",
"avatar": "https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/2637399/19027070/a3659c76-88e1-11e6-8434-5d66c70956c7.png"
},
{
"id": 3,
"nickname": "frog",
"avatar": "https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/2637399/19027071/a36ef028-88e1-11e6-9756-5e35b6fed834.png"
},
{
"id": 4,
"nickname": "lucca",
"avatar": "https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/2637399/19027072/a36f0c7a-88e1-11e6-931e-7f67fe01367b.png"
},
{
"id": 5,
"nickname": "magus",
"avatar": "https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/2637399/19027073/a36f67f6-88e1-11e6-9168-7687083cb994.png"
},
{
"id": 6,
"nickname": "marle",
"avatar": "https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/2637399/19027074/a37105c0-88e1-11e6-9645-3e1af37671f7.png"
},
{
"id": 7,
"nickname": "robo",
"avatar": "https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/2637399/19027075/a3719e2c-88e1-11e6-9abe-5186abc4b04d.png"
}
],
"tweets": [
{
"id": 1,
"userId": 1,
"text": "Ayla fight while alive! Win and live. Lose and die. Rule of life. No change rule.",
"createdAt": "2016-11-26T04:03:25.546Z"
},
{
"id": 2,
"userId": 2,
"text": "What ARE you two doing? I thought you said something about a nice little slideshow?",
"createdAt": "2016-11-26T04:03:25.546Z"
},
{
"id": 3,
"userId": 3,
"text": "Ma'am, you're mistaken, I'm not a pet, I'm a Knight and master swordsman.",
"createdAt": "2016-11-26T04:03:25.546Z"
},
{
"id": 4,
"userId": 4,
"text": "Nothing can beat science!",
"createdAt": "2016-11-26T04:03:25.546Z"
},
{
"id": 5,
"userId": 5,
"text": "I never imagined that we would settle our score in this dusty old era. Come, let us finish this charade!",
"createdAt": "2016-11-26T04:03:25.546Z"
},
{
"id": 6,
"userId": 6,
"text": "Crono!! We can't keep sponging off my dad! Go and get a job!!",
"createdAt": "2016-11-26T04:03:25.546Z"
},
{
"id": 7,
"userId": 7,
"text": "Something is written in archaic script. I will translate... R...o...i...h...c...l...e...m? Roihclem? System error! I reversed it! It says \"Melchior!\".",
"createdAt": "2016-11-26T04:03:25.546Z"
}
]
}