Rankings Backend
Server-side client of ISA Rankings (Serverless, NestJS, DynamoDB)
Overview
The Rankings-Backend is the server-side client of isa-rankings.org, designed to be serverless on AWS. It requires knowledge of technologies like Webpack, NestJS, Typescript, and uses AWS services like DynamoDB, Api Gateway, Lambda, etc. The serverless architecture allows for cost-effective, low-maintenance operations, ideal for low or inconsistent traffic applications.
Features
- Serverless Architecture: Built on AWS using services like DynamoDB, Api Gateway, Lambda, CloudFormation for cost-efficiency and scalability.
- Customized Database Design: DynamoDB tables are optimized for the application's query patterns with primary keys, sort keys, and global secondary indexes.
- Cost-Effective Operation: Pay-as-you-go model ensures minimal costs, less than $1 per month, making it budget-friendly for small-scale applications.
- Express
Express.js is a simple Node.js framework for single, multi-page, and hybrid web applications.
- Nest
A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, scalable, and enterprise-grade server-side applications with TypeScript/JavaScript.
- Typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.
- Webpack
Webpack is a popular open-source module bundler for JavaScript applications that bundles and optimizes the code and its dependencies for production-ready deployment. It can also be used to transform other types of assets such as CSS, images, and fonts.
