Rails Api Starter

Overview

The Rails API Starter is a simple starter Rails 5 app designed to quickly create JSON APIs. It comes preconfigured with JWT authentication, making it easy to secure your API endpoints. With this starter app, you can save time and effort in setting up the initial structure of your Rails API project.

Features

• Rails 5: Built on the latest version of Rails, providing access to all of its powerful features and improvements.
• JSON APIs: Designed specifically for creating JSON APIs, allowing for easy data exchange with client applications.
• JWT Authentication: Comes preconfigured with JWT authentication, making it simple to secure your API endpoints.
• Puma Dev Server: Configured to use Puma as a development server, providing a fast and reliable server environment for testing and development.
• Integration with React App: Designed to work seamlessly with the React Redux Starter, a sister front-end app, though it can be used with any front end of your choice.
• Easy Testing: Uses RSpec for testing and Guard to monitor changes, allowing for auto-run of changed specs. Simplecov is also included for code coverage metrics.

Summary

The Rails API Starter is a valuable tool for developers who need to quickly create JSON APIs using Rails. With its preconfigured JWT authentication and integration with React Redux Starter, it simplifies the setup process and allows developers to focus on building their API endpoints. The inclusion of Puma as a development server and the use of RSpec and Guard for testing make it easy to test and deploy your API with confidence.