Quick Start

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1. Sample service

Let's see how a full REST Service and JavaScript API can be created in just 4 lines of code.

Five main steps:

  1. Use you favorite SQL client to create SQL statement(s)
  2. Copy-paste your SQL into WEB-INF/lightlink/*/*.js.sql
  3. Use JavaScript code prefixed with --% to mark conditional parts of that SQL
  4. Use :p.parameterName syntax to bind input parameters.
  5. Smile and test the REST service ou JavaScript API that you have just developped.

So, let's start:

Preparation.

a) Place lightlink JAR to your web application's WEB-INF/lib

b) Place the following initial configuration into your web.xml:

<filter> 
    <filter-name>linkFilter</filter-name> 
    <filter-class>io.lightlink.spring.LightLinkFilter</filter-class> 
</filter> 
<filter-mapping> 
    <filter-name>linkFilter</filter-name> 
    <url-pattern>/lightlink/*</url-pattern> 
</filter-mapping> 
<filter-mapping> 
    <filter-name>linkFilter</filter-name> 
    <url-pattern>/rest/*</url-pattern> 
</filter-mapping>
<!-- ... -->
<servlet> 
    <servlet-name>restServlet</servlet-name> 
    <servlet-class>io.lightlink.servlet.RestServlet</servlet-class>
    <init-param>
        <param-name>No-CSRF-token-check</param-name>
        <param-value>true</param-value>
    </init-param>
</servlet> 
<servlet> 
    <servlet-name>JsProxyServlet</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>io.lightlink.servlet.JsProxyServlet</servlet-class>
</servlet>
<servlet> 
    <servlet-name>jsApiDefinitionServlet</servlet-name> 
    <servlet-class>io.lightlink.servlet.JsMethodsDefinitionServlet</servlet-class> 
</servlet> 
<servlet> 
    <servlet-name>DebugApiDefinitionServlet</servlet-name> 
    <servlet-class>io.lightlink.servlet.debug.DebugMethodsDefinitionServlet</servlet-class> 
</servlet> 
<servlet> 
    <servlet-name>DebugFacadesProxyServlet</servlet-name> 
    <servlet-class>io.lightlink.servlet.debug.DebugFacadesProxyServlet</servlet-class> 
</servlet> 
<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>restServlet</servlet-name><url-pattern>/rest/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>JsProxyServlet</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>/lightlink/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping> 
<servlet-mapping> 
    <servlet-name>jsApiDefinitionServlet</servlet-name> 
    <url-pattern>/lightlink-api/jsapi.js</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> 
<servlet-mapping> 
    <servlet-name>DebugApiDefinitionServlet</servlet-name> 
    <url-pattern>/lightlink-debug-src/*</url-pattern> 
</servlet-mapping> 
<servlet-mapping> 
    <servlet-name>DebugFacadesProxyServlet</servlet-name> 
    <url-pattern>/lightlink-debug-proxy/*</url-pattern> 
</servlet-mapping>

1. Create "WEB-INF/lightlink/MyApp/getCountries.js.sql" file in your webapp directory.

SELECT * FROM COUNTRIES
--% if (p.name) {
WHERE NAME=:p.name
--% }

 

Alternativaly you can place it in java resources directory under "lightlink" package. If you use Maven the correct location would be /src/main/resources/lightlnk/MyApp/getCountries.js.sql, so that it will get copied in the classpath after compilation(WEB-INF/classes/lightlink/MyApp/getCountries.js.sql) 

 

2. Create "WEB-INF/lightlink/MyApp/config.js" file (or place it in /src/main/resources/lightlink/MyApp/config.js) that will contain global configuration for the given package and all eventual subpackages

sql.setConnection("<driverClassName>", "<url>",  "<login>", "<password>")

or

sql.setDataSourceJndi("<jndiName>")

If you put those files in classpath resources after compilation with your IDE or Maven they will be copied to WEB-INF/classes/MyApp/getCountries.js.sql

2. REST Services

Run your local development web/application server

access

http://localhost:[port][/WAR-context-path]/rest/MyApp/getCountries

or

http://localhost:[port][/WAR-context-path]/rest/MyApp/getCountries?name=Canada

 

 

3. Direct JS API for a Web Page

You web page add :

<script src="/lightlink-api/jsapi.js"></script>

Or even better if it’s a JSP page :

<script src="/<%=request.getContextPath()%>/lightlink-api/jsapi.js"></script>

Immediately after the page refresh, you get the JavaScript API available that you cal call like this :

MyApp.getCountries({},function(res){
       console.log(res.resultSet);
});

or

MyApp.getCountries({name:"Canada"},function(res){
       console.log(res.resultSet);
});

4. Complex dynamic query example

SELECT * FROM employees

WHERE 1=1

--% if (p.firstName) {
         AND FIRST_NAME = :p.firstName
--% }

--% if (p.lastName) {
         AND LAST_NAME = :p.lastName
--% }

--% if (p.minHireDate) {
      AND HIRE_DATE >= :(date)p.minHireDate
--% }

--% if (p.maxHireDate) {
      AND HIRE_DATE <= :(date)p.maxHireDate
--% }

ORDER BY EMPLOYEE_ID

5. Stored Procedure Call

5.1. MySQL Example :

CALL TEST_SIMPLE_SP(
    :(inout)(date)p.date ,
    :(inout)(number)p.number ,
    :p.name ,
    :(out)p.helloString
)

 

 

 

 

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