Ember JSONAPI Resources

About

This is a simple solution for an Ember app that utilizes resources following the JSON API 1.0 specification. It operates on the idea that the objects in the app (resource/model, adapter, serializer, services) simply follow the spec.

URL's are first class in the JSON API 1.0 specification and first class in the Ember.js Router. Why not make them first class in your persistence solution too?

The JSON API specification defines relationships including links objects that providing URLs for related and self, making your API server discoverable.

This implementation takes the posture that your application's resources do not need a complex abstraction but a simple implemenation of a solid specification. So, this project is great for getting started with using the JSON API spec in your Ember.js app.

Also, managing a distributed cache requires flexibility. When a client application receives a representation of a resource from a server, the client should be able to expire that cached object (in the browser application) based on the response headers; or by whatever means the developer chooses.

Requirements

• v2.X supports Ember v2.4.x or newer
• v1.X supports Ember v1.13.x or newer

This data persistence solution for an Ember.js application is a simple approach; however, there are a few things you'll need to understand in order to get up and running.

• Familiarity with Ember.js, Ember CLI and JSON API
• You must use Ember CLI to use ember-jsonapi-resources, it's an addon
  • You'll need to uninstall Ember Data from the generated application and configure your app, see the 'usage' section below.
• Uses Fetch API see Introduction to fetch() and falls back to XMLHttpRequest
  • A fetch polyfill is included with this addon
  • A FetchMixin provides an option to useAjax if you choose

Other Ember.js JSON API Implementations

• Ember Orbit with Orbit.js
• Ember Data with JSON API Adapter