AWS-VPC-Describer

Node.js Express Server with Swagger UI for fetching AWS VPC resources(regions, VPCs, subnets) and storing in MySQL Database.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Instructions
• Development
  • Project Requirements
  • Project Structure
  • References

Getting Started

Just clone this repository and follow instructions bellow!

Prerequisites

• node.js for JavaScript runtime
• yarn or npm for client package manager
• AWS Credentials for AWS SDK usage (For more information, see:
  • https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v3/developer-guide/loading-node-credentials-shared.html)

Instructions

# clone repository
git clone https://github.com/Krapi0314/AWS-VPC-Describer.git

# change to project directory
cd AWS-VPC-Describer

# create a .env file by copying and adjusting env.example
cp env.example .env

# install dependencies using npm
npm install

# map prisma data model to the mysql database schema
npx prisma migrate dev --name init

# start server (nodemon)
npm start

# enter Swagger URL and check AWS VPC APIs and Schemas!
http://localhost:3000/api/v1/aws/api-docs

Development

Project Components

• Express for project base framework
  • For more information, see: http://expressjs.com/)
• AWS-SDK for fetching AWS resources using JavaScript
  • For more information, see: https://aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/)
• Prisma for Node.js <-> Database ORM
  • For more information, see: https://www.prisma.io/)
• Swagger for API documentation & testing
  • For more information, see: https://swagger.io/)

Project Structure

Client

• controller: API controllers for fetching/serving AWS VPC resources
• primsa
  • schema.prisma: Model for AWS VPC resources, this corresponds with MySQL tables
• routes: Router for routing APIs with Express
• service: Service for MySQL CRUD operation on AWS VPC resources
• server.js: Main entry point, Exprses/Swagger/CORS configuration

Refences

AWS SDK JavaScript v3

• Describe Region API: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-ec2/classes/describeregionscommand.html
• Describe Vpc API: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-ec2/classes/describevpcscommand.html
• Describe Subnet API: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-ec2/classes/describesubnetscommand.html

AWS VPC Resources schema

• Region: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-ec2/interfaces/region.html
• Vpc: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-ec2/interfaces/vpc.html
• Subnet: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-ec2/interfaces/subnet.html