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# LoopBack DataSource Juggler
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LoopBack DataSource Juggler is an ORM that provides a common set of interfaces
for interacting with databases, REST APIs, and other data sources. It was
initially forked from [JugglingDB ](https://github.com/1602/jugglingdb ).
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**For full documentation, see the official StrongLoop documentation**:
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[Connecting models to data sources ](http://docs.strongloop.com/display/LB/Connecting+models+to+data+sources )
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For information on creating data sources programmatically, see [Advanced topics: data sources ](http://docs.strongloop.com/display/LB/Advanced+topics%3A+data+sources ).
## Supported versions
This module adopts the [Module Long Term Support (LTS) ](http://github.com/CloudNativeJS/ModuleLTS ) policy, with the following End Of Life (EOL) dates:
| Version | Status | Published | EOL |
| ---------- | --------------- | --------- | -------------------- |
| 4.x | Current | Oct 2018 | Apr 2021 _(minimum)_ |
| 3.x | Active LTS | Dec 2016 | Dec 2019 |
| 2.x | Maintenance LTS | Jul 2014 | Apr 2019 |
Learn more about our LTS plan in the [LoopBack documentation ](http://loopback.io/doc/en/contrib/Long-term-support.html ).
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## Installation
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npm install loopback-datasource-juggler
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Also install the appropriated connector, for example for mongodb:
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npm install loopback-connector-mongodb
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See [StrongLoop Documentation ](http://docs.strongloop.com/ ) for more information.
