preserve stuff before trying something craz

src/processDef.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+import * as path from 'path';
+import simmer from './simmer-def-example';
+const ncp = require('ncp').ncp;
+// import defs from './example-def';
 
-import defs from './example-def';
+declare var __dirname: any;
 
 function createDatabase(storageDef: StorageDef) {
   let tableCreationQueries: string[] = [];
@@ -66,7 +70,15 @@ function getTableRelationsCreationString(relationsDef: ManyToManyDef): string {
 }
 
 
-createDatabase(defs.storage);
+ncp(path.join(__dirname, 'frame'), path.join(__dirname, 'test'), (err: any) => {
+  if (err) {
+    console.log(err);
+  } else {
+    console.log('success copying files');
+  }
+});
+
+createDatabase(simmer.storage);
 
 
 
@@ -74,6 +86,7 @@ createDatabase(defs.storage);
 
 interface SystemDef {
   storage: StorageDef;
+  views: ViewDef[];
   // TODO: add Views, ACLs, Behaviors, UX
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +95,28 @@ interface StorageDef {
   relations: ManyToManyDef[];
 }
 
+interface ViewDef {
+  component: string;
+  type: ('list' | 'count' | 'item' | 'distinct')[];
+  columns: string[];
+  orderBy?: Order[];
+  filters?: Filter[];
+  // if type is 'list' it will always include skip and limit for pagination
+}
+
+interface Order {
+  column: string;
+  direction: 'asc' | 'desc';
+}
+
+interface Filter {
+  param: string; // the query param used to get the value
+  column: string;
+  comparison: '=' | '!=' | '>' | '<' | 'contains';
+  value?: string;
+  required?: boolean;
+}
+
 interface TableDef {
   name: string;
   columns: ColumnDef[],