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README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Created with <3 for front-end developers who need a quick back-end for prototypi
 
   * [Egghead.io free video tutorial - Creating demo APIs with json-server](https://egghead.io/lessons/nodejs-creating-demo-apis-with-json-server)
   * [JSONPlaceholder - Live running version](http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com)
-  
+
 _See also [hotel](https://github.com/typicode/hotel), a simple process manager for developers._
 
 ## Example
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ To slice resources, add `_start` and `_end` or `_limit` (an `X-Total-Count` head
 ```
 GET /posts?_start=20&_end=30
 GET /posts/1/comments?_start=20&_end=30
+GET /posts/1/comments?_start=20&_limit=10
 ```
 
 To sort resources, add `_sort` and `_order` (ascending order by default).
@@ -85,12 +86,18 @@ To make a full-text search on resources, add `q`.
 GET /posts?q=internet
 ```
 
-To embed other resources, add `_embed`.
+To embed resources, add `_embed`.
 
 ```
 GET /posts/1?_embed=comments
 ```
 
+To expand inner resources, add `_expand`.
+
+```
+GET /comments/1?_expand=post
+```
+
 Returns database.
 
 ```
@@ -205,7 +212,7 @@ To modify responses, use `router.render()`:
 router.render = function (req, res) {
   res.jsonp({
    body: res.locals.data
-  }) 
+  })
 }
 ```
 

src/server/router/plural.js

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ module.exports = function (db, name) {
   // Create router
   var router = express.Router()
 
-  // GET /:resource
-  // GET /:resource?q=
-  // GET /:resource?attr=&attr=
-  // GET /:resource?_end=&*
-  // GET /:resource?_start=&_end=&*
+  // GET /name
+  // GET /name?q=
+  // GET /name?attr=&attr=
+  // GET /name?_end=&*
+  // GET /name?_start=&_end=&*
   function list (req, res, next) {
 
     // Filters list
@@ -103,41 +103,59 @@ module.exports = function (db, name) {
     next()
   }
 
-  // GET /:resource/:id
+  // GET /name/:id
+  // GET /name/:id?_embed=&_expand
   function show (req, res, next) {
     var _embed = req.query._embed
+    var _expand = req.query._expand
     var id = utils.toNative(req.params.id)
-    var resource = db(name)
-      .getById(id)
+    var resource = db(name).getById(id)
+
+    // Filter empty params
+    function filter (p) {
+      return p && p.trim().length > 0
+    }
 
     if (resource) {
       // Clone resource to avoid making changes to the underlying object
       resource = _.cloneDeep(resource)
+
       // Always use an array
-      _embed = _.isArray(_embed) ? _embed : [_embed]
+      _embed = [].concat(_embed)
+      _expand = [].concat(_expand)
 
       // Embed other resources based on resource id
-      _embed.forEach(function (otherResource) {
-
-        if (otherResource
-          && otherResource.trim().length > 0
-          && db.object[otherResource]) {
-
-          var query = {}
-          var prop = pluralize.singular(name) + 'Id'
-          query[prop] = id
-          resource[otherResource] = db(otherResource).where(query)
-
-        }
-      })
+      // /posts/1?_embed=comments
+      _embed
+        .filter(filter)
+        .forEach(function (otherResource) {
+          if (db.object[otherResource]) {
+            var query = {}
+            var singularResource = pluralize.singular(name)
+            query[singularResource + 'Id'] = id
+            resource[otherResource] = db(otherResource).where(query)
+          }
+        })
+
+      // Expand inner resources based on id
+      // /posts/1?_expand=user
+      _expand
+        .filter(filter)
+        .forEach(function (innerResource) {
+          var plural = pluralize(innerResource)
+          if (db.object[plural]) {
+            var prop = innerResource + 'Id'
+            resource[innerResource] = db(plural).getById(resource[prop])
+          }
+        })
 
       res.locals.data = resource
     }
 
     next()
   }
 
-  // POST /:resource
+  // POST /name
   function create (req, res, next) {
     for (var key in req.body) {
       req.body[key] = utils.toNative(req.body[key])
@@ -151,8 +169,8 @@ module.exports = function (db, name) {
     next()
   }
 
-  // PUT /:resource/:id
-  // PATCH /:resource/:id
+  // PUT /name/:id
+  // PATCH /name/:id
   function update (req, res, next) {
     for (var key in req.body) {
       req.body[key] = utils.toNative(req.body[key])
@@ -168,7 +186,7 @@ module.exports = function (db, name) {
     next()
   }
 
-  // DELETE /:resource/:id
+  // DELETE /name/:id
   function destroy (req, res, next) {
     db(name).removeById(utils.toNative(req.params.id))
 

test/server/plural.js

@@ -24,12 +24,17 @@ describe('Server', function () {
       {id: 3, body: 'photo'}
     ]
 
+    db.users = [
+      {id: 1, username: 'Jim'},
+      {id: 2, username: 'George'}
+    ]
+
     db.comments = [
-      {id: 1, body: 'foo', published: true, postId: 1},
-      {id: 2, body: 'bar', published: false, postId: 1},
-      {id: 3, body: 'baz', published: false, postId: 2},
-      {id: 4, body: 'qux', published: true, postId: 2},
-      {id: 5, body: 'quux', published: false, postId: 2}
+      {id: 1, body: 'foo', published: true, postId: 1, userId: 1},
+      {id: 2, body: 'bar', published: false, postId: 1, userId: 2},
+      {id: 3, body: 'baz', published: false, postId: 2, userId: 1},
+      {id: 4, body: 'qux', published: true, postId: 2, userId: 2},
+      {id: 5, body: 'quux', published: false, postId: 2, userId: 1}
     ]
 
     db.refs = [
@@ -258,6 +263,31 @@ describe('Server', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('GET /:resource/:id?_expand=', function () {
+    it('should respond with corresponding resource and expanded inner resources', function (done) {
+      var comments = db.comments[0]
+      comments.post = db.posts[0]
+      request(server)
+        .get('/comments/1?_expand=post')
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+        .expect(comments)
+        .expect(200, done)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('GET /:resource/:id?_expand=&_expand=', function () {
+    it('should respond with corresponding resource and expanded inner resources', function (done) {
+      var comments = db.comments[0]
+      comments.post = db.posts[0]
+      comments.user = db.users[0]
+      request(server)
+        .get('/comments/1?_expand=post&_expand=user')
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+        .expect(comments)
+        .expect(200, done)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('POST /:resource', function () {
     it('should respond with json, create a resource and increment id',
       function (done) {