Noodles is a node.js container designed to jumpstart a 24-hour hack day project. It contains many fully working code samples for retrieving and presenting data from popular sites. The code is organized in a way to make it easy to copy, paste, mash, and modify for use in your hack.
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Visit nodejs.org and install node.js.
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Download noodles and start it up:
% git clone [email protected]:patc888/noodles.git % ./noodles/bin/start -
Point your browser to localhost:3000 and you're up and running.
% echo "<h1>My Hack</h1>" > noodles/webpages/my_hack.html
In your browser, visit localhost:3000/my_hack.html. The system will automatically load any changes you make to the my_hack.html file.
% cp noodes/apis/echo_1.js noodles/apis/my_hack.js
In your browser, visit localhost:3000/apis/my_hack?msg=Ramen. The system will automatically load any changes you make to the my_hack.js file. You can now call your new REST from javascript in a webpage or from your phone.