parse-server 4.10.4 → 5.0.0-alpha.12

package/README.md

@@ -1,77 +1,100 @@
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-
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-  Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js.
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-<h2 align="center">Our Sponsors</h2>
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-    <p align="center">Our backers and sponsors help to ensure the quality and timely development of the Parse Platform.</p>
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-<br>
-
-Parse Server works with the Express web application framework. It can be added to existing web applications, or run by itself.
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+
+---
+
+Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Parse Server works with the Express web application framework. It can be added to existing web applications, or run by itself.
 
 The full documentation for Parse Server is available in the [wiki](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/wiki). The [Parse Server guide](http://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/) is a good place to get started. An [API reference](http://parseplatform.org/parse-server/api/) and [Cloud Code guide](https://docs.parseplatform.org/cloudcode/guide/) are also available. If you're interested in developing for Parse Server, the [Development guide](http://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#development-guide) will help you get set up.
 
+---
+
+A big *thank you* 🙏 to our [sponsors](#sponsors) and [backers](#backers) who support the development of Parse Platform!
+
+### Diamond Sponsors
+
+[![Diamond Sponsors](https://opencollective.com/parse-server/tiers/diamond-sponsor.svg?avatarHeight=70&button=false)](https://opencollective.com/parse-server/contribute/diamond-sponsor-10560)
+
+#### Bronze Sponsors
+
+[![Bronze Sponsors](https://opencollective.com/parse-server/tiers/bronze-sponsor.svg?avatarHeight=36&button=false)](https://opencollective.com/parse-server/contribute/bronze-sponsor-10559)
+
+---
+
 - [Getting Started](#getting-started)
-    - [Running Parse Server](#running-parse-server)
-        - [Locally](#locally)
-        - [Docker](#inside-a-docker-container)
-        - [Saving an Object](#saving-your-first-object)
-        - [Connect an SDK](#connect-your-app-to-parse-server)
-    - [Running elsewhere](#running-parse-server-elsewhere)
-        - [Sample Application](#parse-server-sample-application)
-        - [Parse Server + Express](#parse-server--express)
-    - [Configuration](#configuration)
-        - [Basic Options](#basic-options)
-        - [Client Key Options](#client-key-options)
-        - [Email Verification & Password Reset](#email-verification-and-password-reset)
-        - [Custom Pages](#custom-pages)
-        - [Using Environment Variables](#using-environment-variables-to-configure-parse-server)
-        - [Available Adapters](#available-adapters)
-        - [Configuring File Adapters](#configuring-file-adapters)
-        - [Logging](#logging)
-- [Live Queries](#live-queries)
+  - [Running Parse Server](#running-parse-server)
+    - [Compatibility](#compatibility)
+      - [Node.js](#nodejs)
+      - [MongoDB](#mongodb)
+      - [PostgreSQL](#postgresql)
+    - [Locally](#locally)
+    - [Docker Container](#docker-container)
+    - [Saving an Object](#saving-an-object)
+    - [Connect an SDK](#connect-an-sdk)
+  - [Running Parse Server elsewhere](#running-parse-server-elsewhere)
+    - [Sample Application](#sample-application)
+    - [Parse Server + Express](#parse-server--express)
+- [Configuration](#configuration)
+  - [Basic Options](#basic-options)
+  - [Client Key Options](#client-key-options)
+  - [Email Verification and Password Reset](#email-verification-and-password-reset)
+  - [Password and Account Policy](#password-and-account-policy)
+  - [Custom Routes](#custom-routes)
+    - [Example](#example)
+    - [Reserved Paths](#reserved-paths)
+    - [Parameters](#parameters)
+  - [Custom Pages](#custom-pages)
+  - [Using Environment Variables](#using-environment-variables)
+  - [Available Adapters](#available-adapters)
+  - [Configuring File Adapters](#configuring-file-adapters)
+  - [Idempotency Enforcement](#idempotency-enforcement)
+  - [Localization](#localization)
+    - [Pages](#pages)
+      - [Localization with Directory Structure](#localization-with-directory-structure)
+      - [Localization with JSON Resource](#localization-with-json-resource)
+      - [Dynamic placeholders](#dynamic-placeholders)
+      - [Reserved Keys](#reserved-keys)
+      - [Parameters](#parameters-1)
+  - [Logging](#logging)
+- [Deprecations](#deprecations)
+- [Live Query](#live-query)
 - [GraphQL](#graphql)
+  - [Running](#running)
+    - [Using the CLI](#using-the-cli)
+    - [Using Docker](#using-docker)
+    - [Using Express.js](#using-expressjs)
+  - [Checking the API health](#checking-the-api-health)
+  - [Creating your first class](#creating-your-first-class)
+  - [Using automatically generated operations](#using-automatically-generated-operations)
+  - [Customizing your GraphQL Schema](#customizing-your-graphql-schema)
+  - [Learning more](#learning-more)
 - [Upgrading to 3.0.0](#upgrading-to-300)
-- [Support](#support)
-- [Ride the Bleeding Edge](#want-to-ride-the-bleeding-edge)
+- [Want to ride the bleeding edge?](#want-to-ride-the-bleeding-edge)
 - [Contributing](#contributing)
 - [Contributors](#contributors)
 - [Sponsors](#sponsors)
 - [Backers](#backers)
 
-
 # Getting Started
 
 The fastest and easiest way to get started is to run MongoDB and Parse Server locally.
@@ -84,6 +107,38 @@ Before you start make sure you have installed:
 - [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/) or [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/)(with [PostGIS](https://postgis.net) 2.2.0 or higher)
 - Optionally [Docker](https://www.docker.com/)
 
+### Compatibility
+
+#### Node.js
+Parse Server is continuously tested with the most recent releases of Node.js to ensure compatibility. We follow the [Node.js Long Term Support plan](https://github.com/nodejs/Release) and only test against versions that are officially supported and have not reached their end-of-life date.
+
+| Version    | Latest Version | End-of-Life | Compatible    |
+|------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
+| Node.js 12 | 12.22.7        | April 2022  | ✅ Yes        |
+| Node.js 14 | 14.18.1        | April 2023  | ✅ Yes        |
+| Node.js 16 | 16.13.0        | April 2024  | ✅ Yes        |
+| Node.js 17 | 17.x           | June 2022   | ❌ Not tested |
+
+#### MongoDB
+Parse Server is continuously tested with the most recent releases of MongoDB to ensure compatibility. We follow the [MongoDB support schedule](https://www.mongodb.com/support-policy) and only test against versions that are officially supported and have not reached their end-of-life date.
+
+| Version     | Latest Version | End-of-Life  | Compatible |
+|-------------|----------------|--------------|------------|
+| MongoDB 4.0 | 4.0.27         | April 2022   | ✅ Yes     |
+| MongoDB 4.2 | 4.2.17         | TBD          | ✅ Yes     |
+| MongoDB 4.4 | 4.4.10         | TBD          | ✅ Yes     |
+| MongoDB 5.0 | 5.0.3          | January 2024 | ✅ Yes     |
+  
+#### PostgreSQL
+Parse Server is continuously tested with the most recent releases of PostgreSQL and PostGIS to ensure compatibility, using [PostGIS docker images](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/postgis/postgis/tags?page=1&ordering=last_updated). We follow the [PostgreSQL support schedule](https://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning) and [PostGIS support schedule](https://www.postgis.net/eol_policy/) and only test against versions that are officially supported and have not reached their end-of-life date. Due to the extensive PostgreSQL support duration of 5 years, Parse Server drops support if a version is older than 3.5 years and a newer version has been available for at least 2.5 years.
+
+| Version     | PostGIS Version | End-of-Life   | Parse Server Support End | Compatible |
+|-------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------|------------|
+| Postgres 11 | 3.0, 3.1        | November 2023 | April 2022               | ✅ Yes     |
+| Postgres 12 | 3.1             | November 2024 | April 2023               | ✅ Yes     |
+| Postgres 13 | 3.1             | November 2025 | April 2024               | ✅ Yes     |
+| Postgres 14 | 3.1             | November 2026 | April 2025               | ✅ Yes     |
+
 ### Locally
 ```bash
 $ npm install -g parse-server mongodb-runner
@@ -93,7 +148,7 @@ $ parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY --databaseURI mongo
 ***Note:*** *If installation with* `-g` *fails due to permission problems* (`npm ERR! code 'EACCES'`), *please refer to [this link](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/fixing-npm-permissions).*
 
 
-### Inside a Docker container
+### Docker Container
 
 ```bash
 $ git clone https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server
@@ -102,13 +157,13 @@ $ docker build --tag parse-server .
 $ docker run --name my-mongo -d mongo
 ```
 
-#### Running the Parse Server Image
+#### Running the Parse Server Image <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 ```bash
 $ docker run --name my-parse-server -v config-vol:/parse-server/config -p 1337:1337 --link my-mongo:mongo -d parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY --databaseURI mongodb://mongo/test
 ```
 
-***Note:*** *If you want to use [Cloud Code](https://docs.parseplatform.org/cloudcode/guide/) feature, please add `-v cloud-code-vol:/parse-server/cloud --cloud /parse-server/cloud/main.js` to command above. Make sure the `main.js` file is available in the `cloud-code-vol` directory before run this command. Otherwise, an error will occur.*
+***Note:*** *If you want to use [Cloud Code](https://docs.parseplatform.org/cloudcode/guide/), add `-v cloud-code-vol:/parse-server/cloud --cloud /parse-server/cloud/main.js` to the command above. Make sure `main.js` is in the `cloud-code-vol` directory before starting Parse Server.*
 
 You can use any arbitrary string as your application id and master key. These will be used by your clients to authenticate with the Parse Server.
 
@@ -116,7 +171,7 @@ That's it! You are now running a standalone version of Parse Server on your mach
 
 **Using a remote MongoDB?** Pass the  `--databaseURI DATABASE_URI` parameter when starting `parse-server`. Learn more about configuring Parse Server [here](#configuration). For a full list of available options, run `parse-server --help`.
 
-### Saving your first object
+### Saving an Object
 
 Now that you're running Parse Server, it is time to save your first object. We'll use the [REST API](http://docs.parseplatform.org/rest/guide), but you can easily do the same using any of the [Parse SDKs](http://parseplatform.org/#sdks). Run the following:
 
@@ -182,7 +237,7 @@ $ curl -X GET \
 
 To learn more about using saving and querying objects on Parse Server, check out the [Parse documentation](http://docs.parseplatform.org).
 
-### Connect your app to Parse Server
+### Connect an SDK
 
 Parse provides SDKs for all the major platforms. Refer to the Parse Server guide to [learn how to connect your app to Parse Server](https://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#using-parse-sdks-with-parse-server).
 
@@ -190,7 +245,7 @@ Parse provides SDKs for all the major platforms. Refer to the Parse Server guide
 
 Once you have a better understanding of how the project works, please refer to the [Parse Server wiki](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/wiki) for in-depth guides to deploy Parse Server to major infrastructure providers. Read on to learn more about additional ways of running Parse Server.
 
-### Parse Server Sample Application
+### Sample Application
 
 We have provided a basic [Node.js application](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server-example) that uses the Parse Server module on Express and can be easily deployed to various infrastructure providers:
 
@@ -201,7 +256,7 @@ We have provided a basic [Node.js application](https://github.com/parse-communit
 * [SashiDo](https://blog.sashido.io/tag/migration/)
 * [Digital Ocean](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-run-parse-server-on-ubuntu-14-04)
 * [Pivotal Web Services](https://github.com/cf-platform-eng/pws-parse-server)
-* [Back4app](http://blog.back4app.com/2016/03/01/quick-wizard-migration/)
+* [Back4app](https://www.back4app.com/docs/get-started/welcome)
 * [Glitch](https://glitch.com/edit/#!/parse-server)
 * [Flynn](https://flynn.io/blog/parse-apps-on-flynn)
 
@@ -233,13 +288,13 @@ app.listen(1337, function() {
 
 For a full list of available options, run `parse-server --help` or take a look at [Parse Server Configurations](http://parseplatform.org/parse-server/api/master/ParseServerOptions.html).
 
-## Configuration
+# Configuration
 
 Parse Server can be configured using the following options. You may pass these as parameters when running a standalone `parse-server`, or by loading a configuration file in JSON format using `parse-server path/to/configuration.json`. If you're using Parse Server on Express, you may also pass these to the `ParseServer` object as options.
 
 For the full list of available options, run `parse-server --help` or take a look at [Parse Server Configurations](http://parseplatform.org/parse-server/api/master/ParseServerOptions.html).
 
-### Basic options
+## Basic Options
 
 * `appId` **(required)** - The application id to host with this server instance. You can use any arbitrary string. For migrated apps, this should match your hosted Parse app.
 * `masterKey` **(required)** - The master key to use for overriding ACL security.  You can use any arbitrary string. Keep it secret! For migrated apps, this should match your hosted Parse app.
@@ -247,9 +302,9 @@ For the full list of available options, run `parse-server --help` or take a look
 * `port` - The default port is 1337, specify this parameter to use a different port.
 * `serverURL` - URL to your Parse Server (don't forget to specify http:// or https://). This URL will be used when making requests to Parse Server from Cloud Code.
 * `cloud` - The absolute path to your cloud code `main.js` file.
-* `push` - Configuration options for APNS and GCM push. See the [Push Notifications quick start](http://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#push-notifications_push-notifications-quick-start).
+* `push` - Configuration options for APNS and GCM push. See the [Push Notifications quick start](https://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#push-notifications-quick-start).
 
-### Client key options
+## Client Key Options
 
 The client keys used with Parse are no longer necessary with Parse Server. If you wish to still require them, perhaps to be able to refuse access to older clients, you can set the keys at initialization time. Setting any of these keys will require all requests to provide one of the configured keys.
 
@@ -258,76 +313,34 @@ The client keys used with Parse are no longer necessary with Parse Server. If yo
 * `restAPIKey`
 * `dotNetKey`
 
-### Email verification and password reset
+## Email Verification and Password Reset
 
-Verifying user email addresses and enabling password reset via email requires an email adapter. As part of the `parse-server` package we provide an adapter for sending email through Mailgun. To use it, sign up for Mailgun, and add this to your initialization code:
+Verifying user email addresses and enabling password reset via email requires an email adapter. There are many email adapters provided and maintained by the community. The following is an example configuration with an example email adapter. See the [Parse Server Options](https://parseplatform.org/parse-server/api/master/ParseServerOptions.html) for more details and a full list of available options.
 
 ```js
-var server = ParseServer({
+const server = ParseServer({
   ...otherOptions,
+
   // Enable email verification
   verifyUserEmails: true,
 
-  // if `verifyUserEmails` is `true` and
-  //     if `emailVerifyTokenValidityDuration` is `undefined` then
-  //        email verify token never expires
-  //     else
-  //        email verify token expires after `emailVerifyTokenValidityDuration`
-  //
-  // `emailVerifyTokenValidityDuration` defaults to `undefined`
-  //
-  // email verify token below expires in 2 hours (= 2 * 60 * 60 == 7200 seconds)
-  emailVerifyTokenValidityDuration: 2 * 60 * 60, // in seconds (2 hours = 7200 seconds)
-
-  // set preventLoginWithUnverifiedEmail to false to allow user to login without verifying their email
-  // set preventLoginWithUnverifiedEmail to true to prevent user from login if their email is not verified
-  preventLoginWithUnverifiedEmail: false, // defaults to false
-
-  // The public URL of your app.
-  // This will appear in the link that is used to verify email addresses and reset passwords.
-  // Set the mount path as it is in serverURL
-  publicServerURL: 'https://example.com/parse',
-  // Your apps name. This will appear in the subject and body of the emails that are sent.
-  appName: 'Parse App',
-  // The email adapter
+  // Set email verification token validity to 2 hours
+  emailVerifyTokenValidityDuration: 2 * 60 * 60,
+
+  // Set email adapter
   emailAdapter: {
-    module: '@parse/simple-mailgun-adapter',
+    module: 'example-mail-adapter',
     options: {
-      // The address that your emails come from
-      fromAddress: 'parse@example.com',
-      // Your domain from mailgun.com
-      domain: 'example.com',
-      // Your API key from mailgun.com
-      apiKey: 'key-mykey',
+      // Additional adapter options
+      ...mailAdapterOptions
     }
   },
-
-  // account lockout policy setting (OPTIONAL) - defaults to undefined
-  // if the account lockout policy is set and there are more than `threshold` number of failed login attempts then the `login` api call returns error code `Parse.Error.OBJECT_NOT_FOUND` with error message `Your account is locked due to multiple failed login attempts. Please try again after <duration> minute(s)`. After `duration` minutes of no login attempts, the application will allow the user to try login again.
-  accountLockout: {
-    duration: 5, // duration policy setting determines the number of minutes that a locked-out account remains locked out before automatically becoming unlocked. Set it to a value greater than 0 and less than 100000.
-    threshold: 3, // threshold policy setting determines the number of failed sign-in attempts that will cause a user account to be locked. Set it to an integer value greater than 0 and less than 1000.
-  },
-  // optional settings to enforce password policies
-  passwordPolicy: {
-    // Two optional settings to enforce strong passwords. Either one or both can be specified.
-    // If both are specified, both checks must pass to accept the password
-    // 1. a RegExp object or a regex string representing the pattern to enforce
-    validatorPattern: /^(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[0-9])(?=.{8,})/, // enforce password with at least 8 char with at least 1 lower case, 1 upper case and 1 digit
-    // 2. a callback function to be invoked to validate the password
-    validatorCallback: (password) => { return validatePassword(password) },
-    validationError: 'Password must contain at least 1 digit.' // optional error message to be sent instead of the default "Password does not meet the Password Policy requirements." message.
-    doNotAllowUsername: true, // optional setting to disallow username in passwords
-    maxPasswordAge: 90, // optional setting in days for password expiry. Login fails if user does not reset the password within this period after signup/last reset.
-    maxPasswordHistory: 5, // optional setting to prevent reuse of previous n passwords. Maximum value that can be specified is 20. Not specifying it or specifying 0 will not enforce history.
-    //optional setting to set a validity duration for password reset links (in seconds)
-    resetTokenValidityDuration: 24*60*60, // expire after 24 hours
-  }
 });
 ```
 
-You can also use other email adapters contributed by the community such as:
-- [parse-smtp-template (Multi Language and Multi Template)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-smtp-template)
+Email adapters contributed by the community:
+- [parse-server-api-mail-adapter](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server-api-mail-adapter) (localization, templates, universally supports any email provider)
+- [parse-smtp-template](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-smtp-template) (localization, templates)
 - [parse-server-postmark-adapter](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server-postmark-adapter)
 - [parse-server-sendgrid-adapter](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server-sendgrid-adapter)
 - [parse-server-mandrill-adapter](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server-mandrill-adapter)
@@ -338,7 +351,91 @@ You can also use other email adapters contributed by the community such as:
 - [simple-parse-smtp-adapter](https://www.npmjs.com/package/simple-parse-smtp-adapter)
 - [parse-server-generic-email-adapter](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server-generic-email-adapter)
 
-### Custom Pages
+## Password and Account Policy
+
+Set a password and account policy that meets your security requirements. The following is an example configuration. See the [Parse Server Options](https://parseplatform.org/parse-server/api/master/ParseServerOptions.html) for more details and a full list of available options.
+
+```js
+const server = ParseServer({
+  ...otherOptions,
+
+  // The account lock policy
+  accountLockout: {
+    // Lock the account for 5 minutes.
+    duration: 5,
+    // Lock an account after 3 failed log-in attempts
+    threshold: 3,
+    // Unlock the account after a successful password reset
+    unlockOnPasswordReset: true,
+  },
+
+  // The password policy
+  passwordPolicy: {    
+    // Enforce a password of at least 8 characters which contain at least 1 lower case, 1 upper case and 1 digit
+    validatorPattern: /^(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[0-9])(?=.{8,})/,
+    // Do not allow the username as part of the password
+    doNotAllowUsername: true,
+    // Do not allow to re-use the last 5 passwords when setting a new password
+    maxPasswordHistory: 5,
+  },
+});
+```
+
+## Custom Routes
+**Caution, this is an experimental feature that may not be appropriate for production.**
+
+Custom routes allow to build user flows with webpages, similar to the existing password reset and email verification features. Custom routes are defined with the `pages` option in the Parse Server configuration:
+
+### Example
+
+```js
+const api = new ParseServer({
+  ...otherOptions,
+
+  pages: {
+    enableRouter: true, // Enables the experimental feature; required for custom routes
+    customRoutes: [{
+      method: 'GET',
+      path: 'custom_route',
+      handler: async request => {
+        // custom logic
+        // ...
+        // then, depending on the outcome, return a HTML file as response
+        return { file: 'custom_page.html' };
+      }
+    }]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The above route can be invoked by sending a `GET` request to:
+`https://[parseServerPublicUrl]/[parseMount]/[pagesEndpoint]/[appId]/[customRoute]`
+ 
+The `handler` receives the `request` and returns a `custom_page.html` webpage from the `pages.pagesPath` directory as response. The advantage of building a custom route this way is that it automatically makes use of Parse Server's built-in capabilities, such as [page localization](#pages) and [dynamic placeholders](#dynamic-placeholders).
+
+### Reserved Paths
+The following paths are already used by Parse Server's built-in features and are therefore not available for custom routes. Custom routes with an identical combination of `path` and `method` are ignored.
+
+| Path                        | HTTP Method | Feature            |
+|-----------------------------|-------------|--------------------|
+| `verify_email`              | `GET`       | email verification |
+| `resend_verification_email` | `POST`      | email verification |
+| `choose_password`           | `GET`       | password reset     |
+| `request_password_reset`    | `GET`       | password reset     |
+| `request_password_reset`    | `POST`      | password reset     |
+
+### Parameters
+
+| Parameter                    | Optional | Type            | Default value | Example values        | Environment variable               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+|------------------------------|----------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `pages`                      | yes      | `Object`        | `undefined`   | -                     | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES`               | The options for pages such as password reset and email verification.                                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| `pages.enableRouter`         | yes      | `Boolean`       | `false`       | -                     | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_ENABLE_ROUTER` | Is `true` if the pages router should be enabled; this is required for any of the pages options to take effect. **Caution, this is an experimental feature that may not be appropriate for production.**                                                      |
+| `pages.customRoutes`         | yes      | `Array`         | `[]`          | -                     | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_CUSTOM_ROUTES` | The custom routes. The routes are added in the order they are defined here, which has to be considered since requests traverse routes in an ordered manner. Custom routes are traversed after build-in routes such as password reset and email verification. |
+| `pages.customRoutes.method`  |          | `String`        | -             | `GET`, `POST`         | -                                  | The HTTP method of the custom route.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| `pages.customRoutes.path`    |          | `String`        | -             | `custom_page`         | -                                  | The path of the custom route. Note that the same path can used if the `method` is different, for example a path `custom_page` can have two routes, a `GET` and `POST` route, which will be invoked depending on the HTTP request method.                     |
+| `pages.customRoutes.handler` |          | `AsyncFunction` | -             | `async () => { ... }` | -                                  | The route handler that is invoked when the route matches the HTTP request. If the handler does not return a page, the request is answered with a 404 `Not found.` response.                                                                                  |
+
+## Custom Pages
 
 It’s possible to change the default pages of the app and redirect the user to another path or domain.
 
@@ -359,7 +456,7 @@ var server = ParseServer({
 })
 ```
 
-### Using environment variables to configure Parse Server
+## Using Environment Variables
 
 You may configure the Parse Server using environment variables:
 
@@ -380,37 +477,38 @@ $ PORT=8080 parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY
 
 For the full list of configurable environment variables, run `parse-server --help` or take a look at [Parse Server Configuration](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/blob/master/src/Options/Definitions.js).
 
-### Available Adapters
+## Available Adapters
 
-All official adapters are distributed as scoped pacakges on [npm (@parse)](https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=scope%3Aparse).
+All official adapters are distributed as scoped packages on [npm (@parse)](https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=scope%3Aparse).
 
 Some well maintained adapters are also available on the [Parse Server Modules](https://github.com/parse-server-modules) organization.
 
 You can also find more adapters maintained by the community by searching on [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=parse-server%20adapter&page=1&ranking=optimal).
 
-### Configuring File Adapters
+## Configuring File Adapters
 
 Parse Server allows developers to choose from several options when hosting files:
 
-* `GridFSBucketAdapter`, which is backed by MongoDB;
-* `S3Adapter`, which is backed by [Amazon S3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/); or
-* `GCSAdapter`, which is backed by [Google Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage/)
+* `GridFSBucketAdapter` - which is backed by MongoDB
+* `S3Adapter` - which is backed by [Amazon S3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/)
+* `GCSAdapter` - which is backed by [Google Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage/)
+* `FSAdapter` - local file storage
 
-`GridFSBucketAdapter` is used by default and requires no setup, but if you're interested in using S3 or Google Cloud Storage, additional configuration information is available in the [Parse Server guide](http://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#configuring-file-adapters).
+`GridFSBucketAdapter` is used by default and requires no setup, but if you're interested in using Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, or local file storage, additional configuration information is available in the [Parse Server guide](http://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#configuring-file-adapters).
 
-### Idempodency Enforcement
+## Idempotency Enforcement
  
 **Caution, this is an experimental feature that may not be appropriate for production.**
 
-This feature deduplicates identical requests that are received by Parse Server mutliple times, typically due to network issues or network adapter access restrictions on mobile operating systems.
+This feature deduplicates identical requests that are received by Parse Server multiple times, typically due to network issues or network adapter access restrictions on mobile operating systems.
 
-Identical requests are identified by their request header `X-Parse-Request-Id`. Therefore a client request has to include this header for deduplication to be applied. Requests that do not contain this header cannot be deduplicated and are processed normally by Parse Server. This means rolling out this feature to clients is seamless as Parse Server still processes request without this header when this feature is enbabled.
+Identical requests are identified by their request header `X-Parse-Request-Id`. Therefore a client request has to include this header for deduplication to be applied. Requests that do not contain this header cannot be deduplicated and are processed normally by Parse Server. This means rolling out this feature to clients is seamless as Parse Server still processes requests without this header when this feature is enabled.
 
 > This feature needs to be enabled on the client side to send the header and on the server to process the header. Refer to the specific Parse SDK docs to see whether the feature is supported yet.
 
 Deduplication is only done for object creation and update (`POST` and `PUT` requests). Deduplication is not done for object finding and deletion (`GET` and `DELETE` requests), as these operations are already idempotent by definition.
 
-#### Configuration example
+### Configuration example <!-- omit in toc -->
 ```
 let api = new ParseServer({
     idempotencyOptions: {
@@ -419,19 +517,217 @@ let api = new ParseServer({
     }
 }
 ```
-#### Parameters
+### Parameters <!-- omit in toc -->
 
-| Parameter | Optional | Type  | Default value | Example values | Environment variable | Description |
-|-----------|----------|--------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
-| `idempotencyOptions` | yes | `Object` | `undefined` |   | PARSE_SERVER_EXPERIMENTAL_IDEMPOTENCY_OPTIONS | Setting this enables idempotency enforcement for the specified paths. |
-| `idempotencyOptions.paths`| yes | `Array<String>`  | `[]` |  `.*` (all paths, includes the examples below), <br>`functions/.*` (all functions), <br>`jobs/.*` (all jobs), <br>`classes/.*` (all classes), <br>`functions/.*` (all functions), <br>`users` (user creation / update), <br>`installations` (installation creation / update) | PARSE_SERVER_EXPERIMENTAL_IDEMPOTENCY_PATHS | An array of path patterns that have to match the request path for request deduplication to be enabled. The mount path must not be included, for example to match the request path `/parse/functions/myFunction` specifiy the path pattern `functions/myFunction`. A trailing slash of the request path is ignored, for example the path pattern `functions/myFunction` matches both `/parse/functions/myFunction` and `/parse/functions/myFunction/`. |
-| `idempotencyOptions.ttl` | yes | `Integer` | `300` | `60` (60 seconds) | PARSE_SERVER_EXPERIMENTAL_IDEMPOTENCY_TTL | The duration in seconds after which a request record is discarded from the database. Duplicate requests due to network issues can be expected to arrive within milliseconds up to several seconds. This value must be greater than `0`. |
+| Parameter                  | Optional | Type            | Default value | Example values                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Environment variable                          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
+|----------------------------|----------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `idempotencyOptions`       | yes      | `Object`        | `undefined`   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | PARSE_SERVER_EXPERIMENTAL_IDEMPOTENCY_OPTIONS | Setting this enables idempotency enforcement for the specified paths.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| `idempotencyOptions.paths` | yes      | `Array<String>` | `[]`          | `.*` (all paths, includes the examples below), <br>`functions/.*` (all functions), <br>`jobs/.*` (all jobs), <br>`classes/.*` (all classes), <br>`functions/.*` (all functions), <br>`users` (user creation / update), <br>`installations` (installation creation / update) | PARSE_SERVER_EXPERIMENTAL_IDEMPOTENCY_PATHS   | An array of path patterns that have to match the request path for request deduplication to be enabled. The mount path must not be included, for example to match the request path `/parse/functions/myFunction` specify the path pattern `functions/myFunction`. A trailing slash of the request path is ignored, for example the path pattern `functions/myFunction` matches both `/parse/functions/myFunction` and `/parse/functions/myFunction/`. |
+| `idempotencyOptions.ttl`   | yes      | `Integer`       | `300`         | `60` (60 seconds)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | PARSE_SERVER_EXPERIMENTAL_IDEMPOTENCY_TTL     | The duration in seconds after which a request record is discarded from the database. Duplicate requests due to network issues can be expected to arrive within milliseconds up to several seconds. This value must be greater than `0`.                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 
-#### Notes
+### Notes <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 - This feature is currently only available for MongoDB and not for Postgres.
 
-### Logging
+## Localization
+
+### Pages
+**Caution, this is an experimental feature that may not be appropriate for production.**
+
+Custom pages as well as feature pages (e.g. password reset, email verification) can be localized with the `pages` option in the Parse Server configuration:
+
+```js
+const api = new ParseServer({
+  ...otherOptions,
+
+  pages: {
+    enableRouter: true, // Enables the experimental feature; required for localization
+    enableLocalization: true,
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Localization is achieved by matching a request-supplied `locale` parameter with localized page content. The locale can be supplied in either the request query, body or header with the following keys:
+- query: `locale`
+- body: `locale`
+- header: `x-parse-page-param-locale`
+
+For example, a password reset link with the locale parameter in the query could look like this:
+```
+http://example.com/parse/apps/[appId]/request_password_reset?token=[token]&username=[username]&locale=de-AT
+```
+
+- Localization is only available for pages in the pages directory as set with `pages.pagesPath`.
+- Localization for feature pages (e.g. password reset, email verification) is disabled if `pages.customUrls` are set, even if the custom URLs point to the pages within the pages path.
+- Only `.html` files are considered for localization when localizing custom pages.
+
+Pages can be localized in two ways:
+
+#### Localization with Directory Structure
+
+Pages are localized by using the corresponding file in the directory structure where the files are placed in subdirectories named after the locale or language. The file in the base directory is the default file.
+
+**Example Directory Structure:**
+```js
+root/
+├── public/                  // pages base path
+│   ├── example.html         // default file
+│   └── de/                  // de language folder
+│   │   └── example.html     // de localized file
+│   └── de-AT/               // de-AT locale folder
+│   │   └── example.html     // de-AT localized file
+```
+
+Files are matched with the locale in the following order:
+1. Locale match, e.g. locale `de-AT` matches file in folder `de-AT`.
+1. Language match, e.g. locale `de-CH` matches file in folder `de`.
+1. Default; file in base folder is returned.
+
+**Configuration Example:**
+```js
+const api = new ParseServer({
+  ...otherOptions,
+
+  pages: {
+    enableRouter: true, // Enables the experimental feature; required for localization
+    enableLocalization: true,
+    customUrls: {
+      passwordReset: 'https://example.com/page.html'
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Pros:
+- All files are complete in their content and can be easily opened and previewed by viewing the file in a browser.
+
+Cons:
+- In most cases, a localized page differs only slightly from the default page, which could cause a lot of duplicate code that is difficult to maintain.
+
+#### Localization with JSON Resource
+
+Pages are localized by adding placeholders in the HTML files and providing a JSON resource that contains the translations to fill into the placeholders.
+
+**Example Directory Structure:**
+```js
+root/
+├── public/                  // pages base path
+│   ├── example.html         // the page containing placeholders
+├── private/                 // folder outside of public scope
+│   └── translations.json    // JSON resource file
+```
+
+The JSON resource file loosely follows the [i18next](https://github.com/i18next/i18next) syntax, which is a syntax that is often supported by translation platforms, making it easy to manage translations, exporting them for use in Parse Server, and even to automate this workflow.
+
+**Example JSON Content:**
+```json
+{
+  "en": {               // resource for language `en` (English)
+    "translation": {
+      "greeting": "Hello!"
+    }
+  },
+  "de": {               // resource for language `de` (German)
+    "translation": {
+      "greeting": "Hallo!"
+    }
+  }
+  "de-AT": {            // resource for locale `de-AT` (Austrian German)
+    "translation": {
+      "greeting": "Servus!"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**Configuration Example:**
+```js
+const api = new ParseServer({
+  ...otherOptions,
+
+  pages: {
+    enableRouter: true, // Enables the experimental feature; required for localization
+    enableLocalization: true,
+    localizationJsonPath: './private/localization.json',
+    localizationFallbackLocale: 'en'
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Pros:
+- There is only one HTML file to maintain that contains the placeholders that are filled with the translations according to the locale.
+
+Cons:
+- Files cannot be easily previewed by viewing the file in a browser because the content contains only placeholders and even HTML or CSS changes may be dynamically applied, e.g. when a localization requires a Right-To-Left layout direction.
+- Style and other fundamental layout changes may be more difficult to apply.
+
+#### Dynamic placeholders
+
+In addition to feature related default parameters such as `appId` and the translations provided via JSON resource, it is possible to define custom dynamic placeholders as part of the router configuration. This works independently of localization and, also if `enableLocalization` is disabled.
+
+**Configuration Example:**
+```js
+const api = new ParseServer({
+  ...otherOptions,
+
+  pages: {
+    enableRouter: true, // Enables the experimental feature; required for localization
+    placeholders: {
+      exampleKey: 'exampleValue'
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+The placeholders can also be provided as function or as async function, with the `locale` and other feature related parameters passed through, to allow for dynamic placeholder values:
+
+```js
+const api = new ParseServer({
+  ...otherOptions,
+
+  pages: {
+    enableRouter: true, // Enables the experimental feature; required for localization
+    placeholders: async (params) => {
+      const value = await doSomething(params.locale);
+      return {
+        exampleKey: value
+      };
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### Reserved Keys
+
+The following parameter and placeholder keys are reserved because they are used related to features such as password reset or email verification. They should not be used as translation keys in the JSON resource or as manually defined placeholder keys in the configuration: `appId`, `appName`, `email`, `error`, `locale`, `publicServerUrl`, `token`, `username`.
+
+#### Parameters
+
+| Parameter                                       | Optional | Type                                  | Default value                          | Example values                                       | Environment variable                                            | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+|-------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `pages`                                         | yes      | `Object`                              | `undefined`                            | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES`                                            | The options for pages such as password reset and email verification.                                                                                                                                          |
+| `pages.enableRouter`                            | yes      | `Boolean`                             | `false`                                | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_ENABLE_ROUTER`                              | Is `true` if the pages router should be enabled; this is required for any of the pages options to take effect. **Caution, this is an experimental feature that may not be appropriate for production.**       |
+| `pages.enableLocalization`                      | yes      | `Boolean`                             | `false`                                | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_ENABLE_LOCALIZATION`                        | Is true if pages should be localized; this has no effect on custom page redirects.                                                                                                                            |
+| `pages.localizationJsonPath`                    | yes      | `String`                              | `undefined`                            | `./private/translations.json`                        | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_LOCALIZATION_JSON_PATH`                     | The path to the JSON file for localization; the translations will be used to fill template placeholders according to the locale.                                                                              |
+| `pages.localizationFallbackLocale`              | yes      | `String`                              | `en`                                   | `en`, `en-GB`, `default`                             | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_LOCALIZATION_FALLBACK_LOCALE`               | The fallback locale for localization if no matching translation is provided for the given locale. This is only relevant when providing translation resources via JSON file.                                   |
+| `pages.placeholders`                            | yes      | `Object`, `Function`, `AsyncFunction` | `undefined`                            | `{ exampleKey: 'exampleValue' }`                     | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_PLACEHOLDERS`                               | The placeholder keys and values which will be filled in pages; this can be a simple object or a callback function.                                                                                            |
+| `pages.forceRedirect`                           | yes      | `Boolean`                             | `false`                                | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_FORCE_REDIRECT`                             | Is `true` if responses should always be redirects and never content, `false` if the response type should depend on the request type (`GET` request -> content response; `POST` request -> redirect response). |
+| `pages.pagesPath`                               | yes      | `String`                              | `./public`                             | `./files/pages`, `../../pages`                       | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_PAGES_PATH`                                 | The path to the pages directory; this also defines where the static endpoint `/apps` points to.                                                                                                               |
+| `pages.pagesEndpoint`                           | yes      | `String`                              | `apps`                                 | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_PAGES_ENDPOINT`                             | The API endpoint for the pages.                                                                                                                                                                               |
+| `pages.customUrls`                              | yes      | `Object`                              | `{}`                                   | `{ passwordReset: 'https://example.com/page.html' }` | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_CUSTOM_URLS`                                | The URLs to the custom pages                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| `pages.customUrls.passwordReset`                | yes      | `String`                              | `password_reset.html`                  | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_CUSTOM_URL_PASSWORD_RESET`                  | The URL to the custom page for password reset.                                                                                                                                                                |
+| `pages.customUrls.passwordResetSuccess`         | yes      | `String`                              | `password_reset_success.html`          | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_CUSTOM_URL_PASSWORD_RESET_SUCCESS`          | The URL to the custom page for password reset -> success.                                                                                                                                                     |
+| `pages.customUrls.passwordResetLinkInvalid`     | yes      | `String`                              | `password_reset_link_invalid.html`     | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_CUSTOM_URL_PASSWORD_RESET_LINK_INVALID`     | The URL to the custom page for password reset -> link invalid.                                                                                                                                                |
+| `pages.customUrls.emailVerificationSuccess`     | yes      | `String`                              | `email_verification_success.html`      | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_CUSTOM_URL_EMAIL_VERIFICATION_SUCCESS`      | The URL to the custom page for email verification -> success.                                                                                                                                                 |
+| `pages.customUrls.emailVerificationSendFail`    | yes      | `String`                              | `email_verification_send_fail.html`    | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_CUSTOM_URL_EMAIL_VERIFICATION_SEND_FAIL`    | The URL to the custom page for email verification -> link send fail.                                                                                                                                          |
+| `pages.customUrls.emailVerificationSendSuccess` | yes      | `String`                              | `email_verification_send_success.html` | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_CUSTOM_URL_EMAIL_VERIFICATION_SEND_SUCCESS` | The URL to the custom page for email verification -> resend link -> success.                                                                                                                                  |
+| `pages.customUrls.emailVerificationLinkInvalid` | yes      | `String`                              | `email_verification_link_invalid.html` | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_CUSTOM_URL_EMAIL_VERIFICATION_LINK_INVALID` | The URL to the custom page for email verification -> link invalid.                                                                                                                                            |
+| `pages.customUrls.emailVerificationLinkExpired` | yes      | `String`                              | `email_verification_link_expired.html` | -                                                    | `PARSE_SERVER_PAGES_CUSTOM_URL_EMAIL_VERIFICATION_LINK_EXPIRED` | The URL to the custom page for email verification -> link expired.                                                                                                                                            |
+
+### Notes <!-- omit in toc -->
+
+- In combination with the [Parse Server API Mail Adapter](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server-api-mail-adapter) Parse Server provides a fully localized flow (emails -> pages) for the user. The email adapter sends a localized email and adds a locale parameter to the password reset or email verification link, which is then used to respond with localized pages.
+
+## Logging
 
 Parse Server will, by default, log:
 * to the console
@@ -441,13 +737,17 @@ Logs are also viewable in Parse Dashboard.
 
 **Want to log each request and response?** Set the `VERBOSE` environment variable when starting `parse-server`. Usage :-  `VERBOSE='1' parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY`
 
-**Want logs to be in placed in a different folder?** Pass the `PARSE_SERVER_LOGS_FOLDER` environment variable when starting `parse-server`. Usage :-  `PARSE_SERVER_LOGS_FOLDER='<path-to-logs-folder>' parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY`
+**Want logs to be placed in a different folder?** Pass the `PARSE_SERVER_LOGS_FOLDER` environment variable when starting `parse-server`. Usage :-  `PARSE_SERVER_LOGS_FOLDER='<path-to-logs-folder>' parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY`
 
 **Want to log specific levels?** Pass the `logLevel` parameter when starting `parse-server`. Usage :-  `parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY --logLevel LOG_LEVEL`
 
 **Want new line delimited JSON error logs (for consumption by CloudWatch, Google Cloud Logging, etc)?** Pass the `JSON_LOGS` environment variable when starting `parse-server`. Usage :-  `JSON_LOGS='1' parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY`
 
-# Live Queries
+# Deprecations
+
+See the [Deprecation Plan](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/blob/master/DEPRECATIONS.md) for an overview of deprecations and planned breaking changes.
+
+# Live Query
 
 Live queries are meant to be used in real-time reactive applications, where just using the traditional query paradigm could cause several problems, like increased response time and high network and server usage. Live queries should be used in cases where you need to continuously update a page with fresh data coming from the database, which often happens in (but is not limited to) online games, messaging clients and shared to-do lists.
 
@@ -484,13 +784,13 @@ $ docker build --tag parse-server .
 $ docker run --name my-mongo -d mongo
 ```
 
-#### Running the Parse Server Image
+#### Running the Parse Server Image <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 ```bash
 $ docker run --name my-parse-server --link my-mongo:mongo -v config-vol:/parse-server/config -p 1337:1337 -d parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY --databaseURI mongodb://mongo/test --publicServerURL http://localhost:1337/parse --mountGraphQL --mountPlayground
 ```
 
-***Note:*** *If you want to use [Cloud Code](https://docs.parseplatform.org/cloudcode/guide/) feature, please add `-v cloud-code-vol:/parse-server/cloud --cloud /parse-server/cloud/main.js` to command above. Make sure the `main.js` file is available in the `cloud-code-vol` directory before run this command. Otherwise, an error will occur.*
+***Note:*** *If you want to use [Cloud Code](https://docs.parseplatform.org/cloudcode/guide/), add `-v cloud-code-vol:/parse-server/cloud --cloud /parse-server/cloud/main.js` to the command above. Make sure `main.js` is in the `cloud-code-vol` directory before starting Parse Server.*
 
 After starting the server, you can visit http://localhost:1337/playground in your browser to start playing with your GraphQL API.
 
@@ -731,7 +1031,7 @@ To start creating your custom schema, you need to code a `schema.graphql` file a
 $ parse-server --appId APPLICATION_ID --masterKey MASTER_KEY --databaseURI mongodb://localhost/test --publicServerURL http://localhost:1337/parse --cloud ./cloud/main.js --graphQLSchema ./cloud/schema.graphql --mountGraphQL --mountPlayground
 ```
 
-### Creating your first custom query
+### Creating your first custom query <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 Use the code below for your `schema.graphql` and `main.js` files. Then restart your Parse Server.
 
@@ -793,7 +1093,7 @@ directly on this branch:
 npm install parse-community/parse-server.git#master
 ```
 
-## Experimenting
+## Experimenting <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 You can also use your own forks, and work in progress branches by specifying them:
 
@@ -857,3 +1157,7 @@ Support us with a monthly donation and help us continue our activities. [Become
 -----
 
 As of April 5, 2017, Parse, LLC has transferred this code to the parse-community organization, and will no longer be contributing to or distributing this code.
+
+[license-svg]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD-lightgrey.svg
+[license-link]: LICENSE
+[open-collective-link]: https://opencollective.com/parse-server