Hey all,

I'd appreciate some input on a design decision that I'm trying to make.  I 
have a product that has a fairly robust REST API, with around 100 endpoints 
and options.  My hope is to setup a Node/Express/Angular stack with modules 
and libraries on each level to query that REST API, abstracting out the 
mechanics and specifics of the calls for other developers.  The goal is to 
have as little code as possible (both for myself and the developers) and 
keep the configuration fairly basic.

Let me setup an example, lets call the product that hosts REST services 
"DocManager" and it has hundreds of endpoints - three of which are "List 
Files", "Get File Details" and "Update File".  I'm struggling with the 
following options:

   - *Option #1*: Develop a* "docmanager-rest-client"* nodejs module 
   responsible for wrapping *each *DocManager REST call (List Files, Get 
   File Details, Update File), rely on the developer to build the routes and 
   controllers to consume the functions.  No work in Angular.
   - *Option #2*: Develop a *"docmanager-rest-proxy"* using http-proxy to 
   proxy/pipe REST requests from DocManager directly to Angular through 
   nodejs.  All abstraction is done in Angular.

Are these community-acceptable approaches?  Are there any approaches that 
I'm missing here?  (Authentication is taken care of in either case through 
custom security)

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