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Collection

http://www.horizon.io/api/collection

Object represents a group of related documents, and is backed by a RethinkDB table. Documents in a. Are identified by a unique key stored in the. Connect to the Horizon server, after Horizon has been loaded via. Script tag or require. Get a handle to a Collection. Collections that do not exist will automatically be created in development mode, or in production if the. Option is set. Note that a collection name may not start with the prefix. Get the first message from Bob. Return a RxJS Observable. A call...

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Frequently asked questions

http://www.horizon.io/faq

While technologies like RethinkDB. Horizon sets out to solve this problem. You can start building realtime apps using your favorite front-end framework and Horizon’s APIs without having to write any backend code. Since Horizon stores data in RethinkDB, once the app gets sufficiently complex to need custom business logic on the backend, you can incrementally add backend code at any time in the development cycle of your app. How can I install Horizon? What are the prerequisites? Npm install -g horizon.

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Horizon

http://www.horizon.io/api/horizon

Object instantiates and manages the connection to the Horizon server. Connect to the Horizon server, after Horizon has been loaded via. Script tag or require. All arguments are optional. Pass them to. In an object with option keys:. The hostname of the Horizon server. This defaults to. Ie, the machine that served the application to the client. A boolean indicating whether the server should use secure websockets. Defaults to. If static site is served via HTTPS,. Meet at Smugglers' Cove on Saturday". Would...

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Installing Horizon

http://www.horizon.io/install

Horizon is a rapidly evolving framework, and depending on your use case, there’s still a chance of encountering bugs or unusual quirks. Read the limitations. Page for important notes and caveats. Before installing Horizon, you must install the RethinkDB server. For downloads and installation instructions. Horizon is a Node.js. Application. Please install the current stable versions of Node.js and npm (the Node.js package manager). Version 4.4 or higher of Node is required. Install Horizon from npm:.

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RethinkDB Horizon

http://www.horizon.io/docs

RethinkDB Horizon is an open-source developer platform for building realtime, scalable web apps. It is built on top of RethinkDB, and allows app developers to get started with building modern, engaging apps without writing any backend code. Horizon consists of three components:. A middleware server that connects to/is built on top of RethinkDB, and exposes a simple API/protocol to front-end applications. A command line tool,. Aiding in scaffolding, development, and deployment. The data management class).

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Getting started with Horizon

http://www.horizon.io/docs/getting-started

Getting started with Horizon. If you haven’t installed Horizon, do so now. (Read the Installation instructions. For more details.). Npm install -g horizon. Using the Horizon CLI. Initialize an example application. Putting it all together. Integrating Horizon with an existing application. Using the Horizon CLI. Interactions with Horizon are performed with the. Has a number of commands, of which we are going to use the following two:. Initialize a new Horizon application. Initialize an example application.

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The Horizon CLI

http://www.horizon.io/docs/cli

Command line tool’s primary function is to start a standalone Horizon server. It also provides utilities for initializing a new Horizon project, creating a self-signed SSL certificate, and other tasks. Initialize a new Horizon project. With no argument will initialize a project in the current directory;. Will initialize a project in the specified directory, creating the directory if necessary. The project will be given the name of the specified directory (the current directory if no argument is given).

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Community

http://www.horizon.io/community

Join the Horizon community. Find us on Slack. Chat with other community members, meet the team, and get your questions answered on our community Slack. If your question is a bit more involved or maybe has a lot of moving parts, check out our Horizon Discourse at discuss.horizon.io. Post your questions directly to #get-help. Submit bug reports, suggest new features, or follow development on our GitHub repo. Other ways to keep in touch. We’d love to hear how you’re using Horizon. Send us your story.

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Horizon Cloud

http://www.horizon.io/cloud

Deploy, manage, and scale Horizon applications. Sign up for the private beta:. Sign up for the Horizon Cloud private beta. Horizon is a realtime, open-source backend. Star the project on GitHub. Join us on Slack #horizon. Built by the RethinkDB team. And an amazing community.

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Blog

http://www.horizon.io/blog

Announcing Horizon 2: query aggregation, Auth0 integration, WebSockets. August 23, 2016. Today we’re pleased to announce the official release of Horizon 2.0, codenamed Mt. Whitney. You can install it today. Read the full post. TLS-enable your Horizon application with Let's Encrypt. August 01, 2016. In the past, the cost and difficulty of obtaining certificates created barriers to ubiquitous TLS adoption. That changed when a group of companies and non-profit organizations launched Let’s Encrypt. A largely...