Hapi

Hapi.js is a rich framework for building robust and scalable applications and services using Node.js. Developed originally at Walmart Labs, it emphasizes configuration over code, providing a strong foundation for API servers, websites, and microservices with a powerful plugin architecture and a…

Key facts

First appeared: 2012
Category: technology
Problem solved: Hapi.js was created to address the need for an enterprise-grade, opinionated, and highly configurable Node.js framework capable of building large-scale, mission-critical applications. It aimed to provide built-in solutions for common backend challenges like input validation, caching, authentication, authorization, and error handling, which were often left to ad-hoc solutions or less structured frameworks in the nascent Node.js ecosystem.
Platforms: Node.js Runtime, macOS, Linux, Windows

Related technologies

Boom (error handling)
Redis
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Joi (validation)
Swagger/OpenAPI
JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
Lab (testing)
MongoDB

Notable users

Postmates
Walmart Labs (original developer and primary user)
Condé Nast
Mozilla