evrythng.js is the official JavaScript SDK for developers writing web apps in the browser or server-side with platforms such as Node.js. It presents a fluent Promise-driven API that allows programmatic access to all resources available through the standard REST API.

 Installation

A summary of the various installation methods is shown here, but for detailed installation instructions, see the Installation section of the repository README.

CDN
Install with a script tag:

<script src="https://d10ka0m22z5ju5.cloudfront.net/js/evrythng/5.8.0/evrythng-5.8.0.js"></script>

Include: Available globally as evrythng

npm
Install: npm install --save evrythng
Include: Require as a dependency in the usual manner within the application JavaScript code:

const evrythng = require('evrythng');

// Or using ES6 modules
import * as evrythng from 'evrythng'

 Setup Options

Once installed, evrythng.js can be optionally configured using setup(), with the following options:

• apiUrl - String
  Change the default API host, such as https://api.evrythng.com.

• fullResponse - Boolean
  Set to true to access the status or headers in responses. Can also be set on a per-request basis.

• quiet - Boolean
  Set to true to prevent anything being output to the console.

• geolocation - Boolean
  Set to true to ask for Geolocation when needed. When set to true, following resources will use the resolved coordinates: .action().create(), .thng().location().update(), .place().read().

• timeout - Integer
  Set the default request timeout, in milliseconds

• apiKey - String
  Set the authorization API key used for all raw requests

• interceptors - Object array
  Register callbacks to be called on each request or response. An example is shown in the evrythng.js repository.

• defaultShortDomain - String
  Set the default short domain to be used when dealing with redirections.

For example, to set a global timeout and disable geolocation:

evrythng.setup({
  timeout: 5000,
  geolocation: false,
});

 Scopes

The evrythng.js SDK includes scope objects that represent each type of API key, and allows the developer to make requests with that key. The following scopes are available:

• Operator - Operator API Key
• Application - Application API Key
• TrustedApplication - Trusted Application API Key
• ActionApp - Application API Key
• User - Application User API Key
• Device - Device API Key

Most scopes are initialised in the same way by supplying the API key to use (except Device, which also requires the ID and API key):

const evrythng = require('evrythng');
const app = new evrythng.Application(APPLICATION_API_KEY);

// Or using destructuring
import { Application } from 'evrythng';
const app = new Application(APPLICATION_API_KEY);

If the scope's metadata is required immediately, use init() to ensure this data has been fetched from the API and made ready for use:

const app = new evrythng.Application(APPLICATION_API_KEY);

// Wait for scope to read its data before using its customFields
app.init()
  .then(() => console.log(app.customFields));

Making requests

All requests are made via a scope object, and return promises. This provides an easy to read and intuitive interface to write a chain of functions to form the request as a whole. In general, the format flows from the scope, to the resource type (such as thng or collection), to the resource method.

Methods include create, read, update, delete, rescope, upsert, find, stream, and streamPages.

In general, resource IDs are specified in that resource's method parameter list, and payloads are specified in the request method's parameter list. For example, to update a single Thng:

const thngId = 'Um52tPXf6mshhMRRagVN2sHf';
const payload = { tags: ['updated'] };

// Using Promises
user.thng(thngId).update(payload)
  .then(console.log);

// Or async/await
const res = await user.thng(thngId).update(payload);
console.log(res);

Or to read a single page of products:

// Using Promises
operator.product().read()
  .then(console.log);

// Or async/await
const products = await operator.product().read();
console.log(products);

See the Function Reference section for a more complete list of available functions.

 Parameters

Request query parameters mirror those in the conventional REST API, and are specified in the request method as a parameter using either the params property, or chainable setters. For example, applying a filter:

// Using a params object
const params = {
  filter: 'name=Test*',
  perPage: 100,
};
operator.thng()
  .read({ params })
  .then(console.log);

// Or using chainable setters
operator.thng()
  .setFilter('name=Test*')
  .setPerPage(100)
  .read()
  .then(console.log);

Other examples of parameters specified in this way include: project, ids, perPage, withScopes, and context. Some of these are shown below for common scenarios:

// Specify filter as an object
const params = {
  filter: {
    name: 'Pallet*',
    tags: 'shipped',
  },
};
user.thng().read({ params })
  .then(console.log);

// Specify filters as a string
const params = { filter: 'name=Pallet*&tags=shipped' };
user.thng().read({ params })
  .then(console.log);

// Specify parameters such as project scope on creating a Thng
const projectId = 'UF6HgyNFVDswQKRRwhPK3kCg';
const payload = { name: 'Example Thng' };
const params = { project: projectId };
user.thng().create(payload, { params })
  .then(console.log);

// Receive raw HTTP fetch response instead of model entity
user.product().read({ fullResponse: true })
  .then(console.log);

// Read a single Thng with a certain tags pattern with context and scopes
const params = {
  perPage: 1,
  filter: 'tags=batch-*',
  withScopes: true,
  context: true,
};
user.action().read({ params })
  .then(console.log);

The same examples using chainable setters:

// Specify filter as an object
user.thng()
  .setFilter('name=Pallet*&tags=shipped')
  .read()
  .then(console.log);

// Specify parameters such as project scope on creating a Thng
const projectId = 'UF6HgyNFVDswQKRRwhPK3kCg';
const payload = { name: 'Example Thng' };
user.thng()
  .setProject(projectId)
  .create(payload)
  .then(console.log);

// Read a single Thng with a certain tags pattern with context and scopes
user.action()
  .setPerPage(1)
  .setFilter('tags=batch-*')
  .setWithScopes()
  .setContext()
  .read()
  .then(console.log);

 Function Reference

Accounts, Account Accesses, Short Domains, Domains

Scopes: Operator

.sharedAccount().read();                     // Read all shared accounts
.sharedAccount(id).read();                   // Read a single shared account
.sharedAccount(id).update(AccountDocument);  // Update a shared account

.sharedAccount(id).access().read();                    // Read all account accesses
.sharedAccount(id).access(id).read();                  // Read a single account access
.sharedAccount(id).access(id).update(AccessDocument);  // Update a single account access

.sharedAccount(id).shortDomain().read();  // Read a single account's short domains

.sharedAccount(id).domain().read();  // Read a single account's domains

 Actions

Scopes: Operator, User, TrustedApplication, Device

.action(type).create(ActionDocument);  // Create an action
.action(type).read();                  // Read all actions of a type

.action(type, id).read();              // Read an action
.action(type, id).delete();            // Delete an action

 Action Types

Scopes: Operator, TrustedApplication, User

.actionType().create(ActionTypeDocument);      // Create an action type
.actionType().read();                          // Read all action types

.actionType(type).read();                      // Read a single action type
.actionType(type).update(ActionTypeDocument);  // Uppdate an action type
.actionType(type).delete();                    // Delete an action type

Application Users

Scopes: Operator, Application

.appUser().create(ApplicationUserDocument);  // Create an Application User
.appUser(id).validate(activationCode);       // Activate an Application User

.user().read();                              // Read all Application Users
.user(id).read();                            // Read an Application User
.user(id).update(ApplicationUserDocument);   // Update an Application User
.user(id).delete();                          // Delete an Application User

Batches and Tasks

Scopes: Operator

.batch().create(BatchDocument);          // Create a batch
.batch().read();                         // Read all batches

.batch(id).read();                       // Read a batch
.batch(id).update();                     // Update a batch
.batch(id).delete();                     // Delete a batch

.batch(id).task().create(TaskDocument);  // Create a task on a batch
.batch(id).task().read();                // Read all tasks
.batch(id).task(id).read();              // Read a task

Collections

Scopes: Operator, TrustedApplication, User

.collection().create(CollectionDocument);            // Create a collection
.collection().read();                                // Read all collections

.collection(id).read();                              // Read a collection
.collection(id).update(CollectionDocument);          // Update a collection
.collection(id).delete();                            // Delete a collection

.collection(id).thng().read();                       // Read all Thngs in a collection
.collection(id).thng().update(thngIds);              // Add Thngs to a collection
.collection(id).thng().delete();                     // Remove all Thngs in a collection

.collection(id).thng(id).delete();                   // Remove a Thng from a collection

.collection(id).collection().read();                 // Read all collections in a collection
.collection(id).collection().create(collectionIds);  // Add collections to a collection
.collection(id).collection().delete();               // Remove all collections from a collection

Files

Scopes: Operator, User

.file().create(FileDocument);  // Create a file
.file().read();                // Read all files

.file(id).read();              // Read a file
.file(id).delete();            // Delete a file

 Places

Scopes: Operator, Application, TrustedApplication, User

.place().create(PlaceDocument);    // Create a place
.place().read();                   // Read all places

.place(id).read();                 // Read a place
.place(id).update(PlaceDocument);  // Update a place
.place(id).delete();               // Delete a place

Products, Product Properties, Product Redirections

Scopes: Operator, Application, TrustedApplication, User

.product().create(ProductDocument);                  // Create a product
.product().read();                                   // Read all products

.product(id).read();                                 // Read a product
.product(id).update(ProductDocument);                // Update a product
.product(id).delete();                               // Delete a product

.product(id).property().read();                      // Read product properties
.product(id).property().update(PropertiesDocument);  // Update product properties

.product(id).property(key).read();                   // Read product property history
.product(id).property(key).update(value);            // Update a product property
.product(id).property(key).delete();                 // Delete a product property

.product(id).redirection().create(RedirectionDocument);  // Create a product's redirection
.product(id).redirection().read();                       // Read a product's redirection
.product(id).redirection().update(RedirectionDocument);  // Update a product's redirection
.product(id).redirection().delete();                     // Delete a product's redirection

Projects, Applications, Reactor, Application Redirector

Scopes: Operator, TrustedApplication

.project().create(ProjectDocument);                        // Create a project
.project().read();                                         // Read all projects

.project(id).read();                                       // Read a project
.project(id).update(ProjectDocument);                      // Update a project
.project(id).delete();                                     // Delete a project

.project(id).application().create(ApplicationDocument);    // Create an application
.project(id).application().read();                         // Read all applications in a project

.project(id).application(id).read();                       // Read an application
.project(id).application(id).update(ApplicationDocument);  // Update an application
.project(id).application(id).delete();                     // Delete an application

.project(id).application(id).secretKey().read();  // Read Trusted Application API Key

.project(id).application(id).redirector().read();  // Read an application
.project(id).application(id).redirector()          // Update an application
  .update(ApplicationDocument);

.project(id).application(id).reactor.log().read();         // Read Reactor logs

.project(id).application(id).reactor.script().read();  // Read the Reactor script
.project(id).application(id).reactor.script()          // Update the Reactor script
  .update(ReactorScriptDocument);

.project(id).application(id).reactor.schedule()    // Create a Reactor schedule
  .create(ReactorScheduleDocument);
.project(id).application(id).reactor.schedule()    // Read all Reactor schedules
  .read();
.project(id).application(id).reactor.schedule(id)  // Read a Reactor schedule
  .read();
.project(id).application(id).reactor.schedule(id)  // Update a Reactor schedule
  .update(ReactorScheduleDocument);
.project(id).application(id).reactor.schedule(id)  // Delete a Reactor schedule
  .delete();

Purchase Orders

Scopes: Operator, TrustedApplication, User

.purchaseOrder().create(PurchaseOrderDocument);  // Create a purchase order
.purchaseOrder().read();                         // Read all purchase orders

.purchaseOrder(id).read();                       // Read a purchase order
.purchaseOrder(id).update();                     // Update a purchase order
.purchaseOrder(id).delete();                     // Delete a purchase order

 Account Redirector

Scopes: Operator

.redirector().read();                      // Read account Redirector
.redirector().update(RedirectorDocument);  // Update account Redirector

Roles, Permissions, and Role Policies

Scopes: Operator

.role().create(RoleDocument);                           // Create a role
.role().read();                                         // Read all roles

.role(id).read();                                       // Read a role
.role(id).update(RoleDocument);                         // Update a role
.role(id).delete();                                     // Delete a role

.role(id).permission().read();                          // Read role permissions
.role(id).permission().update(RolePermissionDocument);  // Update role permissions

Shipment Notices

Scopes: Operator

.shipmentNotice().create(ShipmentNoticeDocument);  // Create a shipment notice
.shipmentNotice().read();                          // Read all shipment notices

.shipmentNotice(id).read();                        // Read a shipment notice
.shipmentNotice(id).update();                      // Update a shipment notice
.shipmentNotice(id).delete();                      // Delete a shipment notice

Thngs, Thng Properties, Thng Redirections, Thng Commission State

Scopes: Operator, TrustedApplication, User

.thng().create(ThngDocument);                     // Create a Thng
.thng().read();                                   // Read all Thngs

.thng(id).read();                                 // Read a Thng
.thng(id).update(ThngDocument);                   // Update a Thng
.thng(id).delete();                               // Delete a Thng

.thng(id).location().read();                      // Read a Thng's location
.thng(id).location().update(LocationDocument);    // Update a Thng's location

.thng(id).property().read();                      // Read Thng properties
.thng(id).property().update(PropertiesDocument);  // Update Thng properties

.thng(id).property(key).read();                   // Read a Thng property's history
.thng(id).property(key).update(value);            // Update a Thng property's history
.thng(id).property(key).delete();                 // Delete a Thng property's history

.thng(id).redirection().create(RedirectionDocument);  // Create a Thng's redirection
.thng(id).redirection().read();                       // Read a Thng's redirection
.thng(id).redirection().update(RedirectionDocument);  // Update a Thng's redirection
.thng(id).redirection().delete();                     // Delete a Thng's redirection

.thng(id).commissionState().read();  // Read Thng commissioning state

Other Requests

For all other requests (such as setting an account's role) that are not implemented in the evrythng.js SDK, it is possible to use api(). For example:

evrythng.api({ url: '/time' })
  .then(console.log);