Adding FeathersJS into Wappler for quickly building node apps

Not too long ago (when Wappler didn’t have node.js) I was very close to building an app using FeathersJS simply because it automatically created a CRUD REST API whenever you created a table in the database.

In addition it has a pretty ingenious way of setting up the main bits of the app by asking a series of questions.

It has a large amount of available plugins that could quickly enhance the capabilities of any app using it. https://github.com/feathersjs/awesome-feathersjs

It also has an adapter for Objection.js (an ORM for Knex). https://github.com/feathersjs-ecosystem/feathers-objection

I think this could be very useful in Wappler if there was a way to plug it into the creation of node apps.

Yes we should finally get started with all those Server Connect CRUD wizards we have planned for exactly the same thing. Now that we also have full control of the database schema with the database manager - it all becomes possible!

Good idea also for a project wizard, specially one with ready to go login and authorization. That is what most new users struggle with.

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