heroku-sails

This is a simple example of getting the new sails.js code running on heroku using mongodb as its database.

"Sails automatically builds a RESTful JSON API for your models. And here's the thing, it supports HTTP and WebSockets. By default, for every controller you create, you get the basic CRUD operations created automatically."

• http://heroku-sails.herokuapp.com/user
• https://heroku-sails.herokuapp.com/APIKEY/user
• https://heroku-sails.herokuapp.com/APIKEY/user/create?name=Chad
• https://heroku-sails.herokuapp.com/APIKEY/user/update/51605c1d9491790200000001?name=Sam

More examples at sails.js.

Setup

Could not be easier to setup your own API server using sails.js, node, mongodb, and heroku.

Short version:

1. Install sails globally sudo npm install -g sails
2. Create sails folder sails new heroku-sails
3. Add to git: cd heroku-sails && git init && git add . && git commit
4. Look at the git commit history for other changes made - there's only a few

If you have not yet, create heroku account and install heroku toolbelt

Then create a heroku app. I created heroku-sails in the following example:

$ heroku apps:create heroku-sails
Creating heroku-sails... done, region is us
http://heroku-sails.herokuapp.com/ | git@heroku.com:heroku-sails.git
Git remote heroku added

Add mongo db

$ heroku addons:add mongolab:starter
Adding mongolab:starter on heroku-sails... done, v3 (free)
Welcome to MongoLab.  Your new database is ready for use.  Please consult the MongoLab Add-on Admin UI for more information and useful management tools.
Use `heroku addons:docs mongolab:starter` to view documentation.

Optionally set the api key. If you don't, key check will be skipped and anyone can created/edit. Note that we what you set here is what is sent in URL. For more on this authentication, Read lib/authenKey.js

$ heroku config:set APPROVED_API_KEY=APIKEY
Setting config vars and restarting heroku-sails... done
APPROVED_API_KEY: APIKEY

Optionally add papertrail, lets you view logs from a browser:

$ heroku addons:add papertrail
Adding papertrail on heroku-sails... done, v4 (free)
Welcome to Papertrail. Questions and ideas are welcome. Happy logging!
Use `heroku addons:docs papertrail` to view documentation.

Deploy!

$ git push heroku master

Now view your new app in your browser.

Contact

For questions or custom work, please contact chad@chadnorwood.com