As previously commented, the Node.js ecosystem has various frameworks for developing powerful web applications. In previous chapters, we used the most popular of all the Express framework.
In this chapter, we will explore another framework known as loopback.io. This framework is heavily based on Express, however, it provides us with some more features to create Restful APIs very quickly.
It has a Command-line Interface (CLI) where it is possible to create APIs without using code, plus it exposes an interface for manipulation of HTTP verbs, a kind of Restful client embedded in your application, and a few more advantages.
We also see how to consume this API on the frontend of our application using the React.js library.
In this chapter we will cover the following topics:
Installing the LoopBack framework
The fundamentals of LoopBack CLI
Creating models using command line
Dealing with datasource and database relations
Creating...