ERS Content API

This API provides access to the content of the ERS such as its calendar, news, blogs and other resources.

Documentation

All endpoints are documented and accessible on the ERS Content API documentation's page

Usage

Add a header to all requests:

Content-Type application/json

If not some end points will return html (404 etc.) instead of json.

API

Many endpoints do not need authentication, for thoses where authentication is needed, you need to:

• request credentials
• use the provided credentials to get a JWT token:
  • To use the api programmatically login with the provided credentials here: /authentication
  • Every request that requires authentication need to have an Authorization header with a value of Bearer <your-token>

Note: that authentication is intended for server to server communication, and not for ajax or app server conversation as the token could be spoofed.

myERS

the /ers/contacts/login endpoint is used to get a token for a user, the other endpoints can be used with that token such as /preferences or /users etc.

Example Jquery Client

Here is an example of Jquery client in order to display the news as a "Widget". This is an ERS example but of course you can change the HTML...

JS

Use jQuery REST Client

    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){
            var client = new $.RestClient('https://api.ersnet.org/', {
                cache: 60, //This will cache requests for 60 seconds
                cachableMethods: ["GET"] //This defines what method types can be cached (this is already set by default)
            });
            // var client = new $.RestClient('http://localhost:3030/');

            client.add('news');
            client.news.read({limit:5}).done(function (data){
                console.log(data)
                var articles = data.data;
                for( var i = 0; i < articles.length -1; i++){
                    if(articles[i].image) {
                        var image = 
                            '<div class="card-image"' 
                            +'style="background-size:cover;background-repeat: no-repeat;height:150px;' 
                            +'background-image: url(\'' + articles[i].image + '\');' 
                            +'background-position: center center;"></div>';
                    } else {
                        var image = '';
                    }
                    $(
                    '<li class="list-group-item panel panel-full-default">'
                        +'<div class="card card-default card-dashboard">'
                            +image
                            +'<div class="card-title">'
                                +'<h2 style="font-size:20px;">' + articles[i].title + '</h2>'
                            +'</div>'                 
                            +'<div class="card-content">'
                                + articles[i].leadParagraph
                            +'</div>'	                
                            +'<div class="card-action">'
                                +'<a href="' + articles[i].url + '" target="_blank"  class="btn btn-dark-primary pull-right">Read more...</a>'
                            +'</div>'
						+'</div>'
                    +'</li>'
                    ).appendTo($('#news-feed'));
                }
            });
        });    
    </script>

The static url is a url used to retrive assets and caching them. For example at ERS we use: https://www.ersnet.org/assets.

You can query different endpoints by adding them client.add('news');

Feathers/Vue Client

import Feathers from 'feathers/client'
import hooks from 'feathers-hooks'
import authentication from 'feathers-authentication/client'
import rest from 'feathers-rest/client'
import axios from 'axios'

// Configure Feathers client
const restClient = rest(process.env.FEATHERS_HOST || 'http://localhost:3030')
const feathers = Feathers()
  .configure(restClient.axios(axios))
  .configure(hooks())
  .configure(authentication({storage: window.localStorage}))

import Vue from 'vue'
import VueFeathers from 'vue-feathers'
Vue.use(VueFeathers, feathers)

export default feathers

Vuex action @TODO async/await

// Login user with email / password
export const login = ({commit, dispatch}, payload) => {
  return feathers.authenticate({strategy: 'local', ...payload})
    .then(res => {
      commit(types.LOGIN, res)
      return feathers.passport.verifyJWT(res.accessToken)
    })
    .then(payload => {
      return feathers.service('users').get(payload.userId)
    })
    .then(user => {
      feathers.set('user', user)
      commit(types.SET_USER, user)
      dispatch('getData')
    })
    .catch(error => {
      console.error('Error authenticating!', error)
      commit(types.SET_ERROR, error)
    })
}

Cache

For performance reasons, each endpoint returning data from Cloud CMS is cached. Normally, the cache should not be cleared manually. When content is modified in the CMS the cache is invalidated.

But, to empty the whole cache, just visit/call the following url: https://api.ersnet.org/cache/clear

'/cache/clear' // clears the whole cache
'/cache/clear/single/:target' // clears a single route if you want to purge a route with params just adds them target?param=1
'/cache/clear/group/:target' // clears a group

This will clean all routes for the different groups e.g. news, respiratory-matters, etc.

When an endpoint is cached, the API returns an object with cache informations:

"cache": {
    "cached": true,
    "duration": 86400,
    "expiresOn": "2018-02-23T12:56:19.690Z",
    "parent": "courses",
    "group": "group-courses",
    "key": "courses"
}

Use the key to bust either the group or the single item cache.

or you can clean idividual routes:

• https://api.ersnet.org/cache/clear/news/the-request-to-an-article
• https://api.ersnet.org/cache/clear/news?the=params&you=have&request=ed

Installation

1. Clone this project
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. rename env.txt -> .env and add all the necessary key values. (all cloudcms keys from gitana.json):
4. install databases by running $ docker-compose up or in detached mode: $ docker-compose up -d
5. run your server: $ npm start or $ pm2 start src/ $ nodemon start src/ etc.
6. to run tests $ npm run test
7. Give a user admin rights:
   1. connect to mongo: $ mongo
   2. switch to correct db: >>> use ers-api
   3. find the user, i usally save the collection as a varaiable: >>> u = db.users then >>> u.find({"ersId": 123456}) or >>> u.find() to list all users
   4. update persmissions either by replacing the whole object:

      u.update({"_id": ObjectId("5b42ed8456a353f33b9c6e1f")}, {"ersId" : 203041, "__v" : 0, "createdAt" : ISODate("2018-07-09T05:07:16.188Z"), "email" : "<the-email>", "key4Token" : "<the-token>", "password" : "<the-hashed-password>", "permissions" : [ "the-list, "of-permissions" ], "updatedAt" : ISODate("2018-07-09T05:07:16.188Z")})" ], "updatedAt" : ISODate("2018-07-09T05:07:16.188Z")})
      

      or by updating the permissions property

      u.update({"_id" : ObjectId("5b42ed8456a353f33b9c6e1f")}, {$addToSet:{permissions: "<the-permission-to-add>"}})
      

8. Redis: How to remove the password:
   1. redis-cli
   2. AUTH <password>
   3. CONFIG SET requirepass "" Removes the password

Docker

Run the dev environment by:

$ docker-compose up -d // -d = detached mode (no output to console)

$ nodemon src // To let the api run