[Loopback] (https://github.com/strongloop/loopback) is a powerful NodeJS framework to create REST APIs based on declarative model definitions. [Node-RED] (https://github.com/node-red/node-red) is yet another porwerful tool to wire together APIs and online services.
This project provides a set of custom Node-RED nodes which can be used to integrate Node-RED with any loopback application.
This integration greatly enhances the existing capabilities of loopback application by allowing to observe the application in Node-RED and inject code at runtime without touching the original application.
It is required to run Node-RED from within the loopback application. This project provides node-red.js module which can be used either in loopback boot script or in server.js to start Node-RED server. Refer to installation section for more details.
npm install git+https://github.com/EdgeVerve/loopback-connector-nodes-for-Node-RED.git
or
npm install git+git@github.com:EdgeVerve/loopback-connector-nodes-for-Node-RED.git
In your loopback application simply add a new boot script with following code in it
var nodeRed = require("loopback-connector-nodes-for-Node-RED");
module.exports = function(server, callback) {
nodeRed.start({port:22081}, function() {
callback();
})
}
Upon the application startup, Node-RED server will be available to access on http://localhost:22081/red.
You can also specify following options while starting Node-RED
var options = {
port: <port number on which Node-RED server to be started>,
settings: {
httpAdminRoot: ...,
httpNodeRoot: ...,
userDir: ...,
nodesDir: ...,
flowFile: ...,
}
}
// Please see default settings.js file in node_modules/node-red for other options for settings.
Please refer wiki documentation for more information on installation and usage.
See LICENSE for more details.
We welcome contributions. Some of the best ways to contribute are to try things out, file bugs, and join in design conversations.