Feature : cmdline option ignore tables - to not generate/expose REST API for certain tables

README.md

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Powered by popular node packages : ([express](https://github.com/expressjs/expre
     * Upload multiple files
     * Download file
 
+
 Use HTTP clients like [Postman](https://www.getpostman.com/) or [similar tools](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/http%20client?_category=apps) to invoke REST API calls
 
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@@ -638,12 +639,13 @@ http://localhost:3000/download?name=fileName
   Options:
 
     -V, --version            output the version number
-    -h, --host <n>           hostname of mysql
-    -d, --database <n>       database schema name
+    -h, --host <n>           hostname / localhost by default
     -u, --user <n>           username of database / root by default
     -p, --password <n>       password of database / empty by default
-    -n, --portNumber <n>     port number / 3000 by default
-    -s, --storageFolder <n>  storage folder / current working dir by default
+    -d, --database <n>       database schema name
+    -n, --portNumber <n>     port number for app / 3000 by default
+    -s, --storageFolder <n>  storage folder / current working dir by default / available only with local
+    -i, --ignoreTables <n>   comma separated table names to ignore
     -h, --help               output usage information
 
   Examples:

lib/util/cmd.helper.js

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ program.on('--help', () => {
 })
 
 program
-  .version('0.2.5')
+  .version('0.2.6')
   .option('-h, --host <n>', 'hostname / localhost by default')
   .option('-u, --user <n>', 'username of database / root by default')
   .option('-p, --password <n>', 'password of database / empty by default')
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ exports.handle = program => {
     for (var i = 0; i < ignoreTables.length; ++i) {
       program.ignoreTables[ignoreTables[i]] = ignoreTables[i];
     }
+  } else {
+    program.ignoreTables = {}
   }
 
   program.connectionLimit = 10;

lib/xsql.js

@@ -513,9 +513,12 @@ class Xsql {
 
     for (var tableName in this.metaDb.tables) {
 
+      if (tableName in this.sqlConfig.ignoreTables) {
+        //console.log('ignore table', tableName);
+      } else {
+
         let routes = []
         let tableObj = {}
-
         let table = this.metaDb.tables[tableName];
 
         tableObj['resource'] = tableName;
@@ -540,14 +543,21 @@ class Xsql {
 
         for (var j = 0; j < table['foreignKeys'].length; ++j) {
           let fk = table['foreignKeys'][j]
+
+          if(fk['referenced_table_name'] in this.sqlConfig.ignoreTables){
+            //console.log('ignore table',fk['referenced_table_name']);
+          } else {
             routes.push(this.prepareRoute(internal, 'get', apiPrefix, fk['referenced_table_name'] + '/:id/' + fk['table_name'], 'relational'))
           }
 
+        }
+
         tableObj['routes'] = routes;
 
         schemaRoutes.push(tableObj);
 
       }
+    }
 
     return schemaRoutes;
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "xmysql",
-  "version": "0.2.5",
+  "version": "0.2.6",
   "description": "One command to generate REST APIs for any MySql database",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {