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Node.js 6.x Blueprints

By : Fernando Monteiro
Book Image

Node.js 6.x Blueprints

By: Fernando Monteiro

Overview of this book

Node.js is the most popular framework to create server-side applications today. Be it web, desktop, or mobile, Node.js comes to your rescue to create stunning real-time applications. Node.js 6.x Blueprints will teach you to build these types of projects in an easy-to-understand manner. The key to any Node.js project is a strong foundation on the concepts that will be a part of every project. The book will first teach you the MVC design pattern while developing a Twitter-like application using Express.js. In the next chapters, you will learn to create a website and applications such as streaming, photography, and a store locator using MongoDB, MySQL, and Firebase. Once you’re warmed up, we’ll move on to more complex projects such as a consumer feedback app, a real-time chat app, and a blog using Node.js with frameworks such as loopback.io and socket.io. Finally, we’ll explore front-end build processes, Docker, and continuous delivery. By the end of book, you will be comfortable working with Node.js applications and will know the best tools and frameworks to build highly scalable desktop and cloud applications.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Node.js 6.x Blueprints
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Chapter 2.  Build a Basic Website Using MySQL Database

In this chapter we will look at some basic concepts of a Node.js application using a relational database, in this case Mysql.

Let's look at some differences between Object Document Mapper (ODM) from MongoDB and Object Relational Mapper (ORM) used by sequelize and Mysql. For this we will create a simple application and use the resources we have available which is sequelize, a powerful middleware for creation of models and mapping database.

We will also use another engine template called Swig and demonstrate how we can add the template engine manually.

In this chapter we will cover:

  • How to use the Swig template engine

  • Changing default routes from an express generator to the MVC approach

  • Installing Squelize-CLI

  • How to use ORM with Sequelize Models

  • Working with database migrations scripts

  • How to dealing with MySQL database relations