Entity Configuration

Each entity maps to a different API endpoint. The name of the entity, defines the endpoint:

// set the main API endpoint for this admin
var app = nga.application('My backend')
    .baseApiUrl('http://localhost:3000/');

// define an entity mapped by the http://localhost:3000/posts endpoint
var post = nga.entity('posts');

• label() Defines the name of the entity, as displayed on screen

    var comment = nga.entity('comments').label('Discussions');
  

• identifier(Field) Defines the field to be used as identifier. By default, entities use the field named id.

    var post = nga.entity('posts').identifier(nga.field('_id'));
  

• readOnly() A read-only entity doesn't allow access to the mutation views (editionView, creationView, deletionView). In addition, all links to the editionView are replaced by links to the showView.

    var tag = nga.entity('tags').readOnly();
  

• baseApiUrl() Defines the base API endpoint for all views of this entity

    var comment = nga.entity('comments').baseApiUrl('http://localhost:3001/');
  

• url() Defines the API endpoint for all views of this entity. It can be a string or a function.

    var comment = nga.entity('comments').url(function(entityName, viewType, identifierValue, identifierName) {
        return '/comments/' + entityName + '_' + viewType + '?' + identifierName + '=' + identifierValue; // Can be absolute or relative
    });
  

• createMethod(string) and updateMethod(string) Customize the HTTP method to be used for write queries, e.g. to use PATCH instead of PUT.

• listView(), creationView(), editionView(), showView(), and deletionView() are getters for the entity's Views. Most of an entity's customization takes place in the views. See the Views Configuration chapter for details.

    var post = nga.entity('post');
    post.listView()
        .fields([
            nga.field('id'),
            nga.field('title'),
            nga.field('userId', 'reference')
                .targetEntity(user)
                .targetField(nga.field('username'))
                .label('User')
        ]).filters([
            nga.field('q')
                .label('Full-Text')
                .pinned(true),
            nga.field('userId', 'reference')
                .targetEntity(user)
                .targetField(nga.field('username'))
                .label('User')
        ]);