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Web Development with MongoDB and Node.js

By : Jason Krol
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Web Development with MongoDB and Node.js

By: Jason Krol

Overview of this book

This book is designed for developers of any skill level that want to get up and running using Node.js and MongoDB to build full featured web applications. A basic understanding of JavaScript and HTML is the only requirement for this book.

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Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Preface
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
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1
1. Welcome to JavaScript in the Full Stack
1. Welcome to JavaScript in the Full Stack
Node.js changed JavaScript forever
The NoSQL movement
Summary
2
2. Getting Up and Running
2. Getting Up and Running
Environment assumptions and requirements
Installing Node.js
Installing the MongoDB server
Writing your first app
Summary
3
3. Node and MongoDB Basics
3. Node and MongoDB Basics
A JavaScript Primer
The basics of NodeJS
Installing modules using npm
The basics of MongoDB
Additional resources
Summary
4
4. Writing an Express.js Server
4. Writing an Express.js Server
What is Express.js?
Building a complete web application
Organizing the files
Server.js – where it all begins
Configuration module
Routers and controllers
Custom middleware
Migrating to Express v4.0.0
Summary
5
5. Dynamic HTML with Handlebars
5. Dynamic HTML with Handlebars
Basic syntax for Handlebars
Views
Layouts
Partial views
Handlebars Helpers
Rendering the views
Summary
6
6. Controllers and View Models
6. Controllers and View Models
Controllers
View models
Updating the home controller
Updating the image controller
Helpers for reusable code
Iterating on the UI
Summary
7
7. Persisting Data with MongoDB
7. Persisting Data with MongoDB
Using MongoDB with Node
Introducing Mongoose
Defining the schema and models
Adding CRUD to the controllers
Iterating by adding an image removal capability
Refactoring and improvements
Summary
8
8. Creating a RESTful API
8. Creating a RESTful API
What is an API?
What is a RESTful API?
Introducing Postman REST Client
Creating a Basic API server
Responding to GET requests
Receiving data – POST and PUT requests
Removing data – DELETE
Consuming external APIs from Node.js
Summary
9
9. Testing Your Code
9. Testing Your Code
Tools of the trade
Writing and running your first test
Testing the application
Spy and stub everything!
Summary
10
10. Deploying with Cloud-based Services
10. Deploying with Cloud-based Services
Cloud versus traditional hosting
Introduction to Git
Deploying your application
Summary
11
11. Single Page Applications with Popular Frontend Frameworks
11. Single Page Applications with Popular Frontend Frameworks
What is a Single Page Application?
Why use a frontend framework?
Frontend development tools
Testing and test-driven development
Summary
12
12. Popular Node.js Web Frameworks
12. Popular Node.js Web Frameworks
Meteor
Sails
hapi
Koa
Flatiron
Summary
13
Index
Index

Summary

What a journey! This chapter was a monster but was also the last piece of the puzzle to complete our app and have a fully dynamic database driven Node.js app that uses MongoDB. Congratulations on making it this far and sticking with it! You're well on your way to being a true full-stack JavaScript developer.

In the next chapter, we'll step away from our application for a bit as we take a look at working with REST APIs using Node.js.

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