Appstax JavaScript SDK

This is the official SDK for Appstax. Please read the JavaScript Guide to get up and running.

Installing

Download the latest release and include appstax.js in your app.

Or, if you are using bower.io or npm to manage your javascript packages:

> bower install appstax --save

> npm install appstax --save

Example usage

appstax.init("your-app-key");
   
var contact = appstax.object("contacts");
contact.name = "John Appleseed";
contact.email = "john@appleseed.com";
contact.save();

See the JavaScript Guide for more info on how to set up your app and data model.

Building from source

Building the appstax.js bundle

Prerequisites:

Install node/npm via nodejs.org or a package manager like Homebrew
Install gulp with npm install -g gulp

How to build:

> npm install
> gulp bundle

The bundle will be availble in ./build/appstax.js

Running the examples

In addition to gulp you also need bower:

> npm install -g bower

First you build the appstax.js bundle as described above, then you go to the examples folder and build/run:

> cd examples/notes
> npm install
> bower update
> gulp serve

... and point your browser to http://localhost:9000/

Running the tests

> npm test