loopback4-example-microservices

This example has been deprecated and it does not reflect our recommendation to deploy LoopBack 4 applications as microservices. Please follow https://github.com/strongloop/loopback4-example-shopping/tree/master/kubernetes instead.

How to build scalable microservices using LoopBack.next.

What’s the difference between LoopBack.next and the current version of
Loopback? See LoopBack 3 vs LoopBack 4.

Installation

Make sure you have the following installed:

Node.js >= 8.0.0
TypeScript >= 2.0.0 npm i -g typescript
TypeScript Node >= 3.0.0 npm i -g ts-node

# install loopback4-example-microservices
git clone https://github.com/strongloop/loopback4-example-microservices
cd loopback4-example-microservices
npm i

Basic use

# start all microservices
npm start
# perform GET request to retrieve account summary data
curl localhost:3000/account/summary?accountNumber=CHK52321122 # or npm test
# perform GET request to retrieve account data
curl localhost:3001/accounts?accountNumber=CHK52321122
# stop all microservices
npm stop