loopback-connector-mssql

loopback-connector-mssql is the Microsoft SQL Server connector module for loopback-datasource-juggler.

For complete documentation, see StrongLoop Documentation | SQL Server Connector.

Installation

npm install loopback-connector-mssql --save

Basic use

To use it you need loopback-datasource-juggler.

1. Setup dependencies in package.json:

   {
     ...
     "dependencies": {
       "loopback-datasource-juggler": "latest",
       "loopback-connector-mssql": "latest"
     },
     ...
   }

2. Use:

       var DataSource = require('loopback-datasource-juggler').DataSource;
       var dataSource = new DataSource('mssql', {
           host: 'demo.strongloop.com',
           port: 1433,
           database: 'mydb',
           username: 'myuser',
           password: 'mypass',
           
           // You need this if using Microsoft Azure SQL database
           // options: { encrypt: true }
       });

Running tests

The tests in this repository are mainly integration tests, meaning you will need to run them using our preconfigured test server.

1. Ask a core developer for instructions on how to set up test server credentials on your machine
2. npm test