RestApi Framework

[MoVo]

Hey guys, 

 

I'm currently working out some plans for a new application I want to build. I'm planning to split the app up into 3 parts, a backend part with a JSON rest API, a standard dynamic website as a responsive web frontend(No Angular or React sh*t) and native mobile applications as API consumers.

I don't have a whole lot of experience building Rest Apis and I know it's a pretty complex topic. I know the basic principles of API design and I know how to consume them. 

I started with a basic application written in JavaScript (node.js) it's using express, passport, etc. and it works as I expected it to work. My problem is that my own codebase is already pretty large and it's still growing, I'm a single developer and I don't have the spare time to maintain all of this code, that is why I need a framework. I'm starting a new project so I'm flexible in terms of programming language, I can develop with Java, JavaScript and PHP(<- Not my fav.). 

Does somebody know which framework would be a good choice for my project?

 

[dannytech357]

NodeJS is in my opinion, still the best option. If you want an easy and quick start with little maintenance, try using express-generators. Then just add routes for your data. If wouldn't recommend PHP because it would increase the amount of code you have. Java seems like a good option, but you might encounter the same problems as you had in node, and be aware that most Java frameworks lack in certain functionality and are known to have security risks associated with them. Could someone with more experience in Java weigh in?

[MoVo]

1 minute ago, dannytech357 said:

NodeJS is in my opinion, still the best option. If you want an easy and quick start with little maintenance, try using express-generators. Then just add routes for your data. If wouldn't recommend PHP because it would increase the amount of code you have. Java seems like a good option, but you might encounter the same problems as you had in node, and be aware that most Java frameworks lack in certain functionality and are known to have security risks associated with them. Could someone with more experience in Java weigh in?

 

Thanks. I also think nodejs is the best solution, lightweight and scalable. I already took a look at express generators but they are generating the exact same code as I use  

[leodaniel]

So I don't have Experience with running Node.js serverside as a JSON REST api. So I can't give you advice on that subject.

If you only need a REST api, I would use the Slim Framework or the Lumen Framework. They are both really easy to implement, fast and both output JSON out of the box

[MoVo]

16 hours ago, leodaniel said:

So I don't have Experience with running Node.js serverside as a JSON REST api. So I can't give you advice on that subject.

If you only need a REST api, I would use the Slim Framework or the Lumen Framework. They are both really easy to implement, fast and both output JSON out of the box

 

I forgot to mention that I'm using MongoDB as a Database Backend, so I think PHP isn't really an option here. 

[MoVo]

If anyone is interested, I think I found the best solution for myself. I decided to use express' sub-app functionality to split the frontend and the API part into two individual applications wrapped in one package.