loopback-connector-google-cloud-datastore

Google Cloud Datastore connector for the LoopBack framework.

System Requirements

NodeJS (version >= 10).

Installation

If you want to know how to get started with Loopback check this.

To add a new data source, use the data source generator:

lb datasource

Then the data source generator will prompt some questions like

Enter the data-source name: GoogleCloudDatastore (Choose your prefered name)
Select the connector for GoogleCloudDatastore: other
Enter the connector's module name loopback-connector-google-cloud-datastore
Install loopback-connector-google-cloud-datastore (Y/n) y

Then you should use a service account. Go to Project Settings > Service Accounts in the Google Cloud Platform Console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file.

You should fill the application's datasource file which is located in /server/datasources.json with those details, You can find them in the downloaded JSON file from the Google Cloud Platform.

"GoogleCloudDatastore": {
  "name": "GoogleCloudDatastore",
  "projectId": "",
  "keyFilename": "" //Enter the full relative path of your application to file (eg. './src/datasources/google/serviceAccount.json')
}

Connection properties

Property	Type	Description	---
projectId	String	project_id in the JSON file	---
keyFilename	String	serviceAccount JSON file path	---

And you can actually store those private details as an Environment variables, Check source-configuration

Inspiration

Dyaa Eldin Moustafa Firestore connector