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Node Web Development - Second Edition

By : David Herron
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Node Web Development - Second Edition

By: David Herron

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Node Web Development - Second Edition
David Herron
Jul, 2013 | 248 pages
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Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Node Web Development Second Edition
Node Web Development Second Edition
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
About Node
About Node
The capabilities of Node
Why should you use Node?
What's in a name – Node, Node.js, or Node.JS?
Summary
2
Setting up Node
Setting up Node
System requirements
Installing Node using package managers
Installing the StrongLoop Node distribution
Installing from source on POSIX-like systems
Installing developer tools on Mac OS X
Run a few commands; testing the commands
npm – the Node package manager
Starting Node servers at system startup
Summary
3
Node Modules
Node Modules
Defining a module
Node package manager
Summary
4
HTTP Servers and Clients – A Web Application's First Steps
HTTP Servers and Clients – A Web Application's First Steps
Sending and receiving events with EventEmitters
HTTP server applications
HTTP Sniffer – listening to the HTTP conversation
Web application frameworks
Getting started with Express
Calculating the Fibonacci sequence with Express
Making HTTP Client requests
Calling a REST backend service from an Express application
Summary
5
Implementing a Simple Express Application
Implementing a Simple Express Application
Express and the MVC paradigm
Creating the Notes application code
Changing the look of an Express application
Scaling up and running multiple instances
Summary
6
Data Storage and Retrieval
Data Storage and Retrieval
Asynchronizing the Notes application
Storing notes in files
Storing notes with the LevelUP data store
Storing notes in SQL – SQLite3
Storing notes the ORM way with the Sequelize module
Storing notes in MongoDB with Mongoose
Summary
7
Multiuser Authorization, Deployment, Scaling, and Hosting
Multiuser Authorization, Deployment, Scaling, and Hosting
User authentication
Deploying Notes on Debian
Scaling to use all cores on multi-core servers
Deploying Notes on cloud hosting (AppFog)
Summary
8
Dynamic Interaction between the Client and Server Application
Dynamic Interaction between the Client and Server Application
Adding real-time web features to Notes
Introducing Socket.IO
Initializing Socket.IO with Express
Events between the Notes server and client code
Running the Notes application with Socket.IO
Sending messages between users
Summary
9
Unit Testing
Unit Testing
Testing asynchronous code
Assert – the simplest testing methodology
Testing a model
Testing router functions
Making it easy to run the tests
Summary
Index
Index

About the Reviewers

Ollie Bennett is a technical consultant based in London, with a passion for playing with the latest technologies. After completing a master's degree in Theoretical Physics, he focused his attention on web development, and maintains a portfolio of websites. Node.js and other recent JavaScript advancements are forming an ever increasing part of his interests.

He can be found at http://olliebennett.co.uk/.

Nathan Zondlo is a graduating senior from Lock Haven University. He has a strong interest in web development using the JavaScript full stack. He has built various websites using the HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript trifecta, but is currently spending all his free time researching JavaScript and contributing to various online communities.

I would love to thank Packt Publishing, namely Sruthi Kutty and Abhishek Kori, for reaching out to me through LinkedIn's Node.js group and asking me to take part in the review process. Troubleshooting and building the applications in the book has been a lot of fun, and I'm very happy to be included in the process.

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