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Re: Show HN: Turn a Google Spreadsheet into an API

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post #26

Slightly unrelated but - isn't there a super cost-effective way of quickly whipping up a CRUD API with minimal configuration? Often I implement fairly backends in Java or Go that could might as well have been "configured" from the beginning, instead of implemented each time.

Parse or Firebase come to my mind... both have very generous starter plans.

https://www.firebase.com/docs/rest/quickstart.html

https://www.parse.com/docs/rest/guide

Re: Show HN: Turn a Google Spreadsheet into an API

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post #26

Slightly unrelated but - isn't there a super cost-effective way of quickly whipping up a CRUD API with minimal configuration? Often I implement fairly backends in Java or Go that could might as well have been "configured" from the beginning, instead of implemented each time.

If you're into node, you might want to check out json-server. A single json file with one sample entity is the basis of a full API. Check it out at https://github.com/typicode/json-server

Re: Show HN: Turn a Google Spreadsheet into an API

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post #28

Really great start! I could see this being very useful. If you were to extend the functionality to include full CRUD on entities, I think I would start using it immediately on some proof of concept work. For instance, being able to GET, PUT/PATCH, and DELETE by id (or per row) would be awesome. Thanks again for the nice MVP work!

Thanks! I'm planning to implement PUT and DELETE soon.

Re: Show HN: Turn a Google Spreadsheet into an API

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post #32
post #26

Slightly unrelated but - isn't there a super cost-effective way of quickly whipping up a CRUD API with minimal configuration? Often I implement fairly backends in Java or Go that could might as well have been "configured" from the beginning, instead of implemented each time.

If you're into node, you might want to check out json-server. A single json file with one sample entity is the basis of a full API. Check it out at https://github.com/typicode/json-server

Or FakeRest for that matter. Why would you set up a server when everything you need is a browser ?

https://github.com/marmelab/FakeRest

Re: Show HN: Turn a Google Spreadsheet into an API

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post #35

Was this inspired by a Danielle Morrill tweet by any chance?

Yes, it was. I've similar problem like she had. I started looking for some good solution. Didn't found anything, so I wrote it myself.

I twitted her, but no response from her. If you have contact with her and she still needs it, please let her now about Sheetsu.

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