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PostgREST creates the same type of CRUD endpoint that one would create when writing a traditional backend with an (eg) MVC framework, and it does this without r
by whstl 2y ago
PostgREST creates the same type of CRUD endpoint that one would create when writing a traditional backend with an (eg) MVC framework, and it does this without requiring a developer and with complete consistency.
If "letting the client formulate queries" you mean "filter posts by DidYaWipe, sorting by date", this is also what traditional CRUD backends do.
- DidYaWipe 2y agoI wouldn't write a back end with an MVC framework, since it's not doing any presentation whatsoever. If PostgREST auto-generates three-table joins automatically to resolve many-to-many relationships and presents an appropriate endpoint, that's interesting.
- steve-chavez 2y agoYes, it does many-to-many joins automatically: https://docs.postgrest.org/en/v12/references/api/resource_embedding.html#many-to-many-relationships https://docs.postgrest.org/en/v12/references/api/resource_em....
- DidYaWipe 2y agoThanks for the reference. I'll check it out!