Index

A

• Amazon Web Services
  • about / Amazon Web Services
  • application, deploying with / Amazon Web Services
• AngularJS
  • about / AngularJS
  • URL / AngularJS
• anonymous functions, JavaScript
  • about / Anonymous functions and callbacks
• API endpoint
  • consuming, Request used / Consuming an API endpoint using request
• app
  • writing / Writing your first app
• application
  • testing / Testing the application
  • deploying / Deploying your application
  • deploying, with Nodejitsu / Nodejitsu
  • deploying, with Heroku / Heroku
  • deploying, with Amazon Web Services / Amazon Web Services
  • deploying, with Microsoft Azure / Microsoft Azure
• application code
  • writing / Adding the application code
  • about / Understanding the code
  • actual database, checking / Checking the actual database
• Application Programming Interface (API)
  • about / What is an API?
• arrays, JavaScript
  • about / Understanding arrays
• asynchronous execution, Node.js / Asynchronous execution
• async module
  • about / Introducing the async module
• automated build task managers
  • about / Automated build task managers
• AWS environment
  • creating / Create and configure the AWS environment
  • configuring / Create and configure the AWS environment

B

• Backbone.js
  • about / Backbone.js
  • URL / Backbone.js
• basic API server
  • creating / Creating a basic API server
• basic Mongoose schema definition
  • example / Schemas
• Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
  • about / The tools of the trade
  • reference link / Getting started with Chai
• Bootstrap
  • URL / Views
• Bower.io
  • URL / Dependency management
• Broccoli
  • URL / Automated build task managers
• Browserify
  • about / Modularity
  • URL / Modularity
• built-in validation
  • about / Built-in validation

C

• callback
  • about / The comments helper
• callbacks, JavaScript
  • about / Anonymous functions and callbacks
• Chai
  • about / Getting started with Chai
• Chai.js
  • tests, asserting with / Asserting tests with Chai.js
  • references / Getting started with Chai
• Chrome Web Store
  • URL / Installation instructions
• client-side templating
  • about / Server-side and client-side templating, Client-side templating
• Cloud
  • versus traditional hosting / Cloud versus traditional hosting
• comments helper
  • about / The comments helper
• comments module
  • about / The comments module
• configure module
  • about / The configure module
  • activating / Activating the configure module
• Connect middleware
  • about / The configure module
  • morgan / The configure module
  • bodyParser / The configure module
  • methodOverride / The configure module
  • cookieParser / The configure module
  • errorHandler / The configure module
  • Handlebars / The configure module
• Content Delivery Network (CDN) / Iterating on the UI
• controller
  • testing / Testing a controller
• controller handler
  • adding / Adding a controller handler
• controllers
  • about / Web application frameworks, Controllers
  • defining / Routers and controllers
  • CRUD, adding to / Adding CRUD to the controllers
• create, read, update, delete (CRUD) / The basics of MongoDB
• CRUD
  • about / Adding CRUD to the controllers
  • adding, to controllers / Adding CRUD to the controllers
  • adding, to home controller / The home controller
• CSS transpiling
  • about / CSS transpiling
• custom middleware
  • about / Custom middleware

D

• data
  • receiving / Receiving data – POST and PUT requests
  • removing / Removing data – DELETE
• data types
  • string / Schemas
  • number / Schemas
  • date / Schemas
  • buffer / Schemas
  • Boolean / Schemas
  • mixed / Schemas
  • ObjectID / Schemas
  • array / Schemas
• data types, JavaScript
  • about / Data types
• DELETE request / Removing data – DELETE
• dependency management
  • about / Dependency management
• dependent modules
  • obtaining / Getting the dependent modules in place
• Digital Ocean
  • about / Digital Ocean
  • URL / Digital Ocean
• Document Object Model (DOM) / Iterating on the UI
• Dust.js
  • URL / HTML template-rendering engines

E

• EcmaScript6 (ES6) / The origin of io.js
• EJS
  • URL / HTML template-rendering engines
• Ember.js
  • about / Ember.js
  • URL / Ember.js
• endpoint URLs, RESTful API / What is a RESTful API?
• event-driven, Node.js / Event-driven
• Express.js
  • about / What is Express.js?, Why use a frontend framework?
• external APIs
  • consuming, from Node.js / Consuming external APIs from Node.js

F

• file IO / Networking and file IO
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP) / An introduction to Git
• first test
  • writing / Writing and running your first test
  • running / Writing and running your first test
• Flatiron
  • about / Flatiron
  • references / Flatiron
• flow, JavaScript / Operators and flows
• frontend design patterns
  • reference link / Modularity
• frontend development tools
  • about / Frontend development tools
  • automated build task managers / Automated build task managers
  • dependency management / Dependency management
  • modularity / Modularity
  • HTML template-rendering engines / HTML template-rendering engines
  • CSS transpiling / CSS transpiling
• frontend framework
  • using, reasons / Why use a frontend framework?
  • TodoMVC project / The TodoMVC project
  • Backbone.js / Backbone.js
  • Ember.js / Ember.js
  • AngularJS / AngularJS
• frontend template-rendering engines
  • Dust.js / HTML template-rendering engines
  • Handlebars / HTML template-rendering engines
  • EJS / HTML template-rendering engines
  • Underscore.js / HTML template-rendering engines
  • Mustache / HTML template-rendering engines
• functions, JavaScript
  • about / Understanding functions

G

• GET requests
  • responding to / Responding to GET requests
• Git
  • about / An introduction to Git
  • URL, for online code repository provider / An introduction to Git
  • references / An introduction to Git
• global helpers, Handlebars / Global helpers
• Gmail
  • about / What is a Single-Page Application?
• Gravatar
  • about / Views
  • URL / Views
• Grunt
  • about / Automated build task managers
• Grunt.js
  • URL / Automated build task managers
• Gulp
  • URL / Automated build task managers

H

• Handlebars
  • using, as view engine / Handlebars as view engines
  • basics / The basics of Handlebars
  • object, binding to template / Binding an object to the template
  • presentation logic, embedding / Embedding presentation logic
  • URL / HTML template-rendering engines
• Handlebars helpers
  • about / Handlebars helpers
  • global helpers / Global helpers
  • view-specific helpers / View-specific helpers
• Handlebars image page template
  • updating / Updating the Handlebars image page template
• Hapi
  • about / Hapi
  • references / Hapi
• helpers
  • about / Helpers
  • async module / Introducing the async module
  • comments helper / The comments helper
  • helper sidebar / The sidebar helper
  • stats helper / The stats helper
  • popular images helper / The popular images helper
• helpers, for reusable code
  • about / Helpers for reusable code
  • sidebar module / The sidebar module
  • stats module / The stats module
  • images module / The images module
  • comments module / The comments module
• helper sidebar
  • about / The sidebar helper
• Heroku
  • about / Heroku
  • URL / Heroku
  • application, deploying with / Heroku
• hoisting concept
  • reference link / Understanding functions
• home controller
  • updating / Updating the home controller
  • about / The home controller
  • CRUD, adding to / The home controller
• home page view
  • creating / Views
• HTML template-rendering engines
  • about / HTML template-rendering engines
• HTTP verbs
  • GET / What is a RESTful API?
  • POST / What is a RESTful API?
  • PUT / What is a RESTful API?
  • PATCH / What is a RESTful API?
  • DELETE / What is a RESTful API?

I

• image
  • displaying / Displaying an image
  • uploading / Uploading an image
• image controller
  • about / The image controller
  • image model, retrieving / Index – retrieving an image model
  • image model, inserting / Create – inserting an image model
  • test run, performing / Testing everything out so far
  • support, adding for Like button / The Like button and updating an image model
  • image model, updating / The Like button and updating an image model
  • comment model, inserting / Comment – inserting a comment model
• image controller, updating
  • about / Updating the image controller
  • image, displaying / Displaying an image
  • image, uploading / Uploading an image
• image page view
  • creating / Views
• image removal capability
  • adding / Iterating by adding an image removal capability
• images module
  • about / The images module
• IMDB
  • URL / Consuming an API endpoint using request
• imgPloadr.io
  • about / Building a complete web application
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
  • versus Platform as a Service / Infrastructure as a Service versus Platform as a Service
  • about / Infrastructure as a Service versus Platform as a Service
• installation, modules
  • npm used / Installing modules using npm
• installation, Monod
  • about / Installing MongoDB
  • on Mac OS X / Mac OS X installation instructions
  • on Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows 8 installation instructions
  • on Linux / Linux installation instructions
  • verifying / Confirming successful MongoDB installation
• installation, Node.js
  • about / Installing Node.js
  • on Mac OS X / Mac OS X
  • on Windows / Windows
  • on Linux / Linux
  • testing / Testing whether Node.js is installed properly
• installation instructions, Postman REST Client
  • about / Installation instructions, A quick tour of Postman REST Client
• io.js
  • origin / The origin of io.js

J

• JavaScript
  • sharing / Sharing and reusing JavaScript
  • reusing / Sharing and reusing JavaScript
  • about / A JavaScript primer
  • syntax / Syntax basics
  • variable, declaring in / Syntax basics
  • data types / Data types
  • variable scope / Understanding the scope of variables
  • operators / Operators and flows
  • flow / Operators and flows
  • objects / Understanding objects
  • arrays / Understanding arrays
  • functions / Understanding functions
  • anonymous functions / Anonymous functions and callbacks
  • callbacks / Anonymous functions and callbacks
  • references / Additional resources
• JavaScript concepts
  • reference link / Anonymous functions and callbacks
• jQuery
  • URL / Iterating on the UI
  • updating / Updating jQuery
• JSON
  • about / JSON
• JSONView Chrome extension
  • using / Using the JSONView Chrome extension

K

• Karma
  • about / PhantomJS headless browser
• Koa
  • about / Koa
  • references / Koa

L

• layout file
  • creating, for app / Layouts
• layouts
  • about / Layouts
• LESS
  • URL / CSS transpiling
• Linux
  • Node.js, installing on / Linux
  • Monod, installing on / Linux installation instructions

M

• Mac OS X
  • Node.js, installing on / Mac OS X
  • Monod, installing on / Mac OS X installation instructions
• MEAN (MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js) / Digital Ocean
• Meteor
  • about / Meteor
  • references / Meteor
• Microsoft Azure
  • about / Microsoft Azure
  • application, deploying with / Microsoft Azure
  • URL / Microsoft Azure
• middleware
  • using / Using and understanding middleware
• Mocha framework
  • tests, running with / Running tests with the Mocha framework
• model
  • testing / Testing a model
• models
  • about / Web application frameworks, Models
  • defining / Defining the schemas and models
• models index file
  • about / The models index file
• Model View Controller (MVC) design pattern
  • about / Routers and controllers
• modularity
  • about / Modularity
• modules
  • installing, npm used / Installing modules using npm
• module system, Node.js / The module system
• MongoDB
  • about / A short introduction to MongoDB, The basics of MongoDB
  • features / Features of MongoDB
  • users / Node and MongoDB in the wild
  • data, inserting / Inserting data
  • data, querying / Querying
  • data, updating / Updating data
  • data, deleting / Deleting data
  • using, with Node / Using MongoDB with Node.js
  • connecting to / Connecting to MongoDB
  • document, inserting / Inserting a document
  • document, retrieving / Retrieving a document
• MongoDB installation, for Linux systems
  • reference link / Linux installation instructions
• MongoDB University
  • URL / Additional resources
• MongoLab
  • URL / Create a MongoLab account and database
• MongoLab account
  • creating / Create a MongoLab account and database
• MongoLab database
  • creating / Create a MongoLab account and database
• Mongoose
  • about / Introducing Mongoose
  • schemas / Schemas
  • models / Models
  • built-in validation / Built-in validation
  • static methods / Static methods
  • virtual properties / Virtual properties
  • URL, for guide / Virtual properties
  • connecting with / Connecting with Mongoose
• Mongo shell
  • accessing / The Mongo shell
• Monod
  • URL, for downloads section / Installing MongoDB
  • installation, verifying / Confirming successful MongoDB installation
  • online documentation / Bookmark the online documentation
  • URL, for online documentation / Bookmark the online documentation
• Monod, installing
  • about / Installing MongoDB
  • on Mac OS X / Mac OS X installation instructions
  • on Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows 8 installation instructions
  • on Linux / Linux installation instructions
• Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) / Non-blocking asynchronous execution
• Mustache
  • URL / HTML template-rendering engines

N

• networking / Networking and file IO
• Node
  • users / Node and MongoDB in the wild
  • MongoDB, using with / Using MongoDB with Node.js
• node-mkdirp
  • about / Nodejitsu
  • reference link / Nodejitsu
• Node.js
  • about / A short introduction to Node.js, The basics of Node.js
  • single threaded model / Node.js is single threaded!
  • non-blocking asynchronous execution / Non-blocking asynchronous execution
  • environment setup, for JavaScript code / Not just for building web servers!
  • code, for starting HTTP server / A simple server with Node.js
  • using / When to use Node.js?
  • reference link / When to use Node.js?
  • URL, for download sections / Installing Node.js
  • installation, testing / Testing whether Node.js is installed properly
  • online documentation / Online documentation
  • URL, for online documentation / Online documentation
  • event-driven / Event-driven
  • asynchronous execution / Asynchronous execution
  • module system / The module system
  • external APIs, consuming from / Consuming external APIs from Node.js
• Node.js, installing
  • about / Installing Node.js
  • on Mac OS X / Mac OS X
  • on Windows / Windows
  • on Linux / Linux
• Node.js core
  • about / The Node.js core
• Node.js installation, via package manager
  • reference link / Linux
• Node.js Web frameworks
  • Koa / Koa
  • Meteor / Meteor
  • Sails / Sails
  • Hapi / Hapi
  • Flatiron / Flatiron
• Node API
  • URL, for online documentation / Additional resources
• Nodejitsu
  • about / Nodejitsu
  • URL / Nodejitsu
  • application, deploying with / Nodejitsu
• node modules
  • stubbing, with Proxyquire / Stubbing node modules with Proxyquire
• Node school
  • URL / Additional resources
• NoSQL
  • about / The NoSQL movement
• npm
  • about / npm – the Node Package Manager
  • used, for installing modules / Installing modules using npm
  • URL / Custom middleware
• npm registry
  • reference link / Online documentation

O

• Object-Oriented JavaScript
  • reference link / Understanding objects
• Object Document Mapper (ODM)
  • about / Event-driven
• objects, JavaScript / Understanding objects
• online docs, on Node
  • reference link / The Node.js core
• operators, JavaScript / Operators and flows

P

• partial views
  • about / Partial views
• PhantomJS headless browser
  • about / PhantomJS headless browser
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
  • versus Infrastructure as a Service / Infrastructure as a Service versus Platform as a Service
  • about / Infrastructure as a Service versus Platform as a Service
• popular images helper
  • about / The popular images helper
• Postman REST Client
  • about / Introducing Postman REST Client
  • installation instructions / Installation instructions, A quick tour of Postman REST Client
• POST request
  • using / Receiving data – POST and PUT requests
• Proxyquire
  • node modules, stubbing with / Stubbing node modules with Proxyquire
• PUT request
  • using / Receiving data – POST and PUT requests

R

• Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) / The NoSQL movement
• Representational State Transfer (REST)
  • about / What is a RESTful API?
• Request
  • used, for consuming API endpoint / Consuming an API endpoint using request
• Require.js
  • about / Modularity
  • URL / Modularity
• RESTful API
  • about / What is a RESTful API?
  • endpoint URLs / What is a RESTful API?
• route
  • adding / Adding a route
• routers
  • defining / Routers and controllers
• routes
  • testing / Testing the routes

S

• Sails
  • references / Sails
• sample application
  • creating / Creating the sample application
  • launching / Launching the sample app
• sample JSON data
  • creating / Creating sample JSON data
• SASS
  • URL / CSS transpiling
• schemas
  • about / Schemas
  • defining / Defining the schemas and models
• semicolon insertion
  • reference link, for article / Syntax basics
• server
  • testing / Testing the server
• server-side templating
  • about / Server-side and client-side templating, Server-side templating
• sidebar module
  • about / The sidebar module
  • implementation, testing / Testing the sidebar implementation
• Single Page Application (SPA)
  • about / What is a Single-Page Application?
  • creating / What is a Single-Page Application?
  • app, bootstrapping / What is a Single-Page Application?
  • screens, rendering based on user actions / What is a Single-Page Application?
  • communication, with server / What is a Single-Page Application?
• Sinon.js
  • URL / Spies and stubs with Sinon.js
• Socket.io
  • real-time web application / Real-time web application with Socket.io
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • about / Infrastructure as a Service versus Platform as a Service
• spies
  • about / Spies and stubs with Sinon.js
• static methods
  • about / Static methods
• stats helper
  • about / The stats helper
• stats module
  • about / The stats module
• stubs
  • about / Spies and stubs with Sinon.js
• syntax basics, JavaScript / Syntax basics

T

• template engines, Node
  • reference link / Handlebars as view engines
• templating engines
  • about / Templating engines
• test-driven development
  • about / Testing and test-driven development
• Test Driven Development (TDD)
  • about / The tools of the trade
• test helper
  • writing / Writing a test helper
• testing
  • about / Testing and test-driven development
• tests
  • running, with Mocha framework / Running tests with the Mocha framework
  • asserting, with Chai.js / Asserting tests with Chai.js
• threads
  • reference link / Node.js is single threaded!
• TodoMVC project
  • about / The TodoMVC project
  • URL / The TodoMVC project
• tools, for running frontend JavaScript
  • Karma / Testing and test-driven development
  • Jasmine / Testing and test-driven development
• traditional hosting
  • versus Cloud / Cloud versus traditional hosting

U

• UI
  • iterating on / Iterating on the UI
• Underscore.js
  • URL / HTML template-rendering engines

V

• V8 engine
  • advantages / The advantage that the V8 engine brings in
• variable
  • declaring, in JavaScript / Syntax basics
• variable scope, JavaScript
  • about / Understanding the scope of variables
• view-specific helpers, Handlebars / View-specific helpers
• view engine
  • Handlebars, using as / Handlebars as view engines
• view models
  • about / View models
• views
  • about / Web application frameworks, Views
  • rendering / Rendering the views
• Virtual Private Server (VPS) / Cloud versus traditional hosting, Digital Ocean
• virtual properties
  • about / Virtual properties

W

• web application
  • building / Building a complete web application
  • designing / Designing the web application
  • files, organizing / Organizing the files
  • entry point, creating / Creating the application's entry point
  • booting up / Booting up the application
• web application frameworks
  • about / Web application frameworks
• WebSockets
  • reference link / Real-time web application with Socket.io
• Windows
  • Node.js, installing on / Windows
• Windows 7
  • Monod, installing on / Windows 7 / Windows 8 installation instructions
• Windows 8
  • Monod, installing on / Windows 7 / Windows 8 installation instructions
• Windows Quick Start guide, Monod
  • reference link / Windows 7 / Windows 8 installation instructions
• WordPress
  • URL / Views

Y

• yoeman
  • reference link / Organizing the files