consum-api

Description

Web API for Consum application database, implemented in Rust. Uses tiberius for MS SQL Server access, warp as web framework.

This work is being done primarily for learning Rust, test/proof of using Rust for line-of-business application development, and in case of success, will be used for syncronization with accounting system.

See issues for the list and description of features which are currently in development.

Target platforms

Aimed to run on both Windows and Linux, tested on Windows only so far.

Running the application

• Clone repository
• SET CONSUM_ADDR=192.168.0.1:8080 or whatever needed (default is 127.0.0.1:3030)
• SET CONSUM_CONNECTION_STRING=connection_string, where connection_string to MSSQL DB is like Server=ServerName;Database=Consum;User=Username;Password=Pa2386274. DB must exist, script is not included!
• SET CONSUM_MAX_POOL=10 - database connection pool size (default is 10)
• SET CONSUM_STDOUT=true|false - defines if log should write to console (default is true)
• SET CONSUM_LOG_PATH=path|default - specifies log path (must be full) or 'default' to write to default file name
• SET CONSUM_JWT_SECRET=token - optional, specifies JWT secret value for API key
• cargo run --release

Running as Windows service

• Needs to be built with feature flag cargo build --release --features "run-windows-service"
• sc create PolyConsService binPath=full_path_to_executable
• sc start PolyConsService