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Advanced topics: Data sources The DataSource object provides an abstraction to interact with backend services that decouples business logic from plumbing technologies.
Attaching models to data sources Models are connected to backend systems via data sources that use data source connectors. You use the model APIs to interact with the model and the data source to which it is attached. Best practice is to first add data sources to your app, as explained in Defining data...
Building a connector This article explains how to implement a new data source connector by walking through the MySQL connector implementation.
Connecting models to data sources See Defining data sources.
LoopBack data source connectors LoopBack connectors implement the data exchange logic to communicate with backend systems such as relational or NoSQL databases, or other REST, or SOAP API.
Data source generator Important: Before running this generator, you must create an application using the application generator. Then you must run the command from the root directory of the application. Synopsis Adds a new data source definition to a LoopBack application.
Database connectors LoopBack provides connectors for popular relational and NoSQL databases.
Defining data sources LoopBack generalizes backend services such as databases as data sources. Data sources are backed by connectors that then communicate directly with the datab...
Discovering models from relational databases Overview LoopBack makes it simple to create models from an existing relational database. This process is called discovery and is supported by the following connectors: Cassandra MySQL Oracle PostgreSQL SQL Server IBM DB2 IBM DashDB IBM DB2 for z/OS
Oracle installer command Important: Before running this generator, you must create an application using the application generator. Then you must run the command from the root directory of the application. Utilities to install and troubleshoot loopback-connector-oracle module. Note:...
Other connectors LoopBack supports a number of connectors to backend systems beyond databases.