How to make a custom API without a model and expose it via the explorer

[Kevin Clark]

There are often times we might want to make a API and not expose it via a model.

For example,

http://localhost:3000/sys-health

I have defined a custom express method in the routes.js file.

module.exports = function(server) {
  // Install a `/` route that returns server status
  var router = server.loopback.Router();
  router.get('/', server.loopback.status());
  router.get('/sys-health', server.loopback.status());
  server.use(router);
};

This path is required by dev ops teams. 

I want to expose the custom API in the /explorer

Additionally, I want to create a swagger file that will contain my model paths I see in the /explorer and custom paths I define.

How would one do this?

Thanks

Kevin

[Francois Laforge]

I think this might help you:

https://docs.strongloop.com/display/public/LB/component-config.json