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53 lines
1.1 KiB
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SQL API for cartodb.com
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Provides a nodejs based API for running SQL queries against CartoDB.
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* Users are authenticated over OAuth or via an API KEY.
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* Authenticated requests to this API should always be made over SSL.
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core requirements
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* postgres 9.0+
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* cartodb 0.9.5+ (for CDB_QueryTables)
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* redis
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* node > v0.4.8 && < v0.9.0
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* npm
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Install dependencies
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```bash
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npm install
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```
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usage
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Create and edit config/environments/<environment>.js from .js.example files.
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You may find the ./configure script useful to make an edited copy for you,
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see ```./configure --help``` for a list of supported switches.
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Make sure redis is running and knows about active cartodb user.
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``` bash
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node [cluster.js|app.js] <environment>
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```
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Supported <environment> values are developement, test, production
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See doc/API.md for API documentation.
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For examples of use, see under test/.
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tests
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------
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Run ```make check``` or see test/README.md
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note on 0.4.x
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output of large result sets is slow under node 0.4. Recommend running under 0.6+ where possible.
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