https://github.com/amankpandey/miniapi
MiniAPI is a blazing-fast, ultra-lightweight API framework for Node.js. At just 1KB, it provides essential routing, middleware, error handling, and more – all without dependencies.
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MiniAPI is a blazing-fast, ultra-lightweight API framework for Node.js. At just 1KB, it provides essential routing, middleware, error handling, and more – all without dependencies.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/amankpandey/miniapi
- Owner: amankpandey
- License: other
- Created: 2025-03-18T11:41:08.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-18T11:43:52.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-06T18:28:39.450Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: framework, miniapi, npm
- Language: JavaScript
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- Size: 33.2 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# MiniAPI - The Lightweight Node.js API Framework
**MiniAPI** is a blazing-fast, ultra-lightweight API framework for Node.js. At just **1KB**, it provides essential routing, middleware, error handling, and more – all without dependencies.
## 🚀 Why MiniAPI?
- **Ultra-Lightweight** – Only **1KB** in size!
- **Zero Dependencies** – Pure **Node.js HTTP module**.
- **Express-Like API** – Simple and intuitive routing.
- **Middleware Support** – Custom middleware for flexibility.
- **Error Handling** – Graceful error handling built-in.
- **Grouped Routes** – Organize APIs with prefixes.
- **CORS Support** – Enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.
- **Rate Limiting & Compression** – Optimize performance.
- **Super Fast** – Outperforms Express with minimal overhead.
---
## 💊 Performance Benchmarks
MiniAPI is significantly faster than Express:
| Framework | Requests/sec | Avg Response Time |
| ----------- | ------------ | ----------------- |
| **MiniAPI** | **12,000** | **3.20ms** |
| Express | 7,000 | 6.21ms |
**Benchmark Setup:**
- **10,000 requests** with **50 concurrent connections**.
- Lower response time = faster performance.
---
## 📦 Installation
```sh
npm install miniapi-framework
```
---
## 🛠 Basic Usage
```javascript
import { createAPI } from 'miniapi-framework';
// Create API instance
const api = createAPI({
logging: true,
cors: true
});
// Define routes
api.get('/hello', (ctx) => {
ctx.send({ message: 'Hello, World!' });
});
api.post('/echo', (ctx) => {
ctx.send(ctx.body);
});
// Start the server
api.listen(3000, () => {
console.log('Server running on http://localhost:3000');
});
```
---
## ⚡ Advanced Usage
### Middleware Support
```javascript
api.use(async (ctx, next) => {
console.log(`Request: ${ctx.req.method} ${ctx.req.url}`);
return next();
});
```
### Route Parameters
```javascript
api.get('/users/:id', (ctx) => {
const userId = ctx.params.id;
ctx.send({ id: userId, name: `User ${userId}` });
});
```
### Grouped Routes
```javascript
api.group('/api', (apiRouter) => {
apiRouter.get('/users', (ctx) => {
ctx.send([{ id: 1, name: 'User 1' }]);
});
apiRouter.get('/users/:id', (ctx) => {
ctx.send({ id: ctx.params.id, name: `User ${ctx.params.id}` });
});
});
```
### Authentication Middleware
```javascript
const auth = async (ctx, next) => {
const token = ctx.req.headers['authorization'];
if (!token || !token.startsWith('Bearer ')) {
return ctx.send({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, 401);
}
// Validate token
const apiKey = token.split(' ')[1];
if (apiKey !== 'your-api-key') {
return ctx.send({ error: 'Invalid API key' }, 401);
}
ctx.user = { id: 1, role: 'admin' };
return next();
};
// Apply to specific routes
api.get('/protected', auth, (ctx) => {
ctx.send({ message: 'Protected data', user: ctx.user });
});
```
### Error Handling
```javascript
api.onError((error, ctx) => {
console.error('Error:', error);
ctx.send({ error: 'Internal Server Error' }, 500);
return true; // Error was handled
});
```
### Response Methods
```javascript
// JSON response (default)
ctx.send({ data: 'example' }, 200);
// Text response
ctx.text('Plain text response', 200);
// HTML response
ctx.html('
Hello World
', 200);
// Redirect
ctx.redirect('/new-location', 302);
```
---
## 🔐 API Reference
### Creating an API Instance
```javascript
const api = createAPI(options);
```
**Options:**
| Option | Description | Default |
| ------------- | --------------------------- | ------- |
| `cors` | Enable CORS | `false` |
| `logging` | Enable request logging | `false` |
| `compression` | Enable response compression | `false` |
| `rateLimit` | Enable rate limiting | `false` |
| `rateWindow` | Rate limit window in ms | `60000` |
| `rateMax` | Maximum requests per window | `100` |
### Routing Methods
```javascript
api.get(path, handler);
api.post(path, handler);
api.put(path, handler);
api.delete(path, handler);
api.patch(path, handler);
```
### Context Object Properties
| Property | Description |
| -------- | -------------------------------- |
| `req` | Original Node.js request object |
| `res` | Original Node.js response object |
| `params` | URL parameters |
| `query` | Query string parameters |
| `body` | Parsed request body |
---
## 🌐 Complete Example
```javascript
import { createAPI } from 'miniapi-framework';
// Create API instance with options
const api = createAPI({
logging: true,
cors: true,
compression: true,
rateLimit: true
});
// Global middleware
api.use(async (ctx, next) => {
ctx.requestTime = new Date();
ctx.res.setHeader('X-Powered-By', 'MiniAPI');
return next();
});
// Basic routes
api.get('/', (ctx) => {
ctx.send({
message: 'Welcome to MiniAPI!',
timestamp: ctx.requestTime.toISOString()
});
});
// API routes group
api.group('/api', (apiRouter) => {
apiRouter.get('/users', (ctx) => {
const users = [
{ id: 1, name: 'Alice' },
{ id: 2, name: 'Bob' }
];
ctx.send({ users });
});
apiRouter.get('/users/:id', (ctx) => {
const userId = ctx.params.id;
ctx.send({ id: userId, name: `User ${userId}` });
});
apiRouter.post('/users', (ctx) => {
if (!ctx.body || !ctx.body.name) {
return ctx.send({ error: 'Name is required' }, 400);
}
ctx.send({
message: 'User created',
user: {
id: 3,
name: ctx.body.name,
createdAt: new Date().toISOString()
}
}, 201);
});
});
// Error handling
api.onError((error, ctx) => {
console.error('Error:', error);
ctx.send({ error: 'Internal Server Error' }, 500);
return true;
});
// Start the server
api.listen(3000, (server) => {
console.log('🚀 MiniAPI server running on http://localhost:3000');
});
```
---
## 💡 Why Choose MiniAPI Over Alternatives?
| Feature | MiniAPI | Express | Fastify |
| ------------- | -------------- | ------- | ------- |
| Size | **1KB** | 60KB+ | 30KB+ |
| Dependencies | **0** | Many | Some |
| Performance | **🔥 Fastest** | Medium | High |
| Middleware | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| CORS Support | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Rate Limiting | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
---
## 🐝 License & Contributions
MiniAPI is open-source and licensed under **MIT**. Contributions are welcome!
Feel free to submit issues, feature requests, or PRs. Let's make MiniAPI even better! 🚀
## 🔧 Development
To build from source:
```sh
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/miniapi-framework.git
cd miniapi-framework
# Install development dependencies
npm install
# Build the package
npm run build
```
The build process generates both CommonJS (.cjs) and ES Module (.mjs) versions for maximum compatibility.