typicode/json-server

CLI entrypoint (src/bin.ts)

Parses command-line options, loads the db.json/db.json5 data file, watches it with chokidar, and boots the HTTP server.

App factory (src/app.ts)

Builds the tinyhttp application: static serving, CORS, JSON body parsing, route registration, and Eta-rendered index page.

Service layer (src/service.ts)

Implements find/findById/create/update/updateById/patch/patchById/destroyById operations over the lowdb Data store, including _embed relations and _dependent cascading deletes.

Query parsing (src/parse-where.ts, src/matches-where.ts, src/where-operators.ts)

Converts field:operator query params and the _where JSON object into filter predicates and evaluates them against items.

Pagination (src/paginate.ts)

Normalizes _page/_per_page values and produces paginated envelopes with first/prev/next/last metadata.

Adapters (src/adapters/observer.ts, src/adapters/normalized-adapter.ts)

Wrap lowdb adapters to emit read/write lifecycle events and normalize stored data.

ID generation (src/random-id.ts)

Generates string IDs for created resources when none is supplied.

Views & schema (views/index.html, schema.json)

Eta template for the landing page listing db.data, and a JSON schema advertised to users for editor support.