Access the node.js directly from CQ using sighlty

[Samb]

Hi,

We are developing the service layer in node.js and we need to access the service layer directly from the CQ instance using sightly ( without using any CQ bundle)

It would be great if you can share some urls/documentation for the same. 

Thanks

Samb

[Runal_Trivedi · Accepted solution]

I am not that familiar with node.js but can you not expose your service layer as REST calls and then consume them directly from CQ Components?

- Runal

[smacdonald2008]

You are not using JCR to store data in this use case, you want to use node.js and you want to access it using Sightly without a Java bundle? IS this correct? 

If so -- I would recommend accessing node.js via Java:

https://strongloop.com/strongblog/node-js-java-getting-started/

When writing Sightly components, you can use Java as shown here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/using/creating-sightly-component.html

I do not think it's possible to access node.js from Sightly without using Java. 

[Samb]

Yes. I have exposed the node.js as a REST service and trying to access directly from sightly. My service will have the url like below and provide the json output.

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?origin=Boston,MA&destination=Concord,MA&waypoin...

Thanks

Samb