WaveMaker Components API

A simple Express.js API that provides WaveMaker menu data with filtering capabilities.

Features

• GET endpoint to retrieve menu data
• Filter menu items by excluding a specific ID
• CORS enabled for cross-origin requests
• Ready for deployment on multiple platforms

Installation

npm install

Running Locally

npm start

The server will start on http://localhost:3000

API Endpoints

Get All Menu Items

GET /api/menu

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "count": 7,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "academy",
      "label": "Academy",
      "icon": "https://dev-ecosystem.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/marketplace-assets/mxp-asset/icon/acd-icon.svg",
      "link": " https://next-academy.wavemaker.com/"
    },
    ...
  ]
}

Get Menu Items Excluding Specific ID

GET /api/menu?id=academy

Query Parameters:

• id (string): The ID of the menu item to exclude from results

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "excludedId": "academy",
  "count": 6,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "docs",
      "label": "Docs",
      "icon": "https://dev-ecosystem.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/marketplace-assets/mxp-asset/icon/wmdocs-icon.svg",
      "link": " https://next-docs.wavemaker.com/"
    },
    ...
  ]
}

Example Usage

# Get all menu items
curl http://localhost:3000/api/menu

# Get menu items excluding "academy"
curl http://localhost:3000/api/menu?id=academy

# Get menu items excluding "docs"
curl http://localhost:3000/api/menu?id=docs

Deployment

Deploy to Vercel

1. Install Vercel CLI:

npm install -g vercel

2. Deploy:

cd wm-components-api
vercel

3. Follow the prompts to complete deployment

Deploy to Render

1. Create a new account on Render
2. Click "New +" and select "Web Service"
3. Connect your GitHub repository or use the "Public Git repository" option
4. Configure:
   • Build Command: npm install
   • Start Command: npm start
5. Click "Create Web Service"

Deploy to Railway

1. Create account on Railway
2. Click "New Project"
3. Select "Deploy from GitHub repo" or "Deploy from local repo"
4. Railway will auto-detect Node.js and deploy

Deploy to Heroku

1. Install Heroku CLI
2. Login:

heroku login

3. Create Heroku app:

cd wm-components-api
heroku create your-app-name

4. Deploy:

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git push heroku main

Environment Variables

• PORT: The port number for the server (default: 3000)

Project Structure

wm-components-api/
├── server.js           # Main Express application
├── package.json        # Project dependencies
├── vercel.json        # Vercel deployment config
├── render.yaml        # Render deployment config
├── .gitignore         # Git ignore file
└── README.md          # Documentation

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• CORS middleware

License

ISC