We now have a fully functioning REST API with dozens of endpoints, all of them secure, which we can use to create structured access to our data. Now it is time for you to create something that leverages our new APIs.
I have no idea how much time you will have at this point, so if you are out of time, feel free to play aroud with the REST APIs today and tomorrow, and come show me anything you come up with.
If you do have a lot of extra time, the next logical step is to create a front-end website that uses our REST API to populate information for users. Maybe users can look through the books you have available, add them to a cart, and create an order?
Or maybe you can create an application in another language (PHP, Python, or even RPG?) that consumes our REST API endpoints to access data in our data model (and eventually, the database).
This is the part of the workshop where you have freedom. If you are really at a loss for something to do, I will have my screen shared, trying to implement my own application that uses our new LoopBack-created REST APIs.
With 10 minutes left in the session, we will do a show and tell to show how we have integrated our REST APIs with another application.
Next: Conclusion