Book Image

Learning Node.js Development

By : Andrew Mead
Book Image

Learning Node.js Development

By: Andrew Mead

Overview of this book

Learning Node.js Development is a practical, project-based book that provides you with all you need to get started as a Node.js developer. Node is a ubiquitous technology on the modern web, and an essential part of any web developers' toolkit. If you are looking to create real-world Node applications, or you want to switch careers or launch a side project to generate some extra income, then you're in the right place. This book has been written around a single goal—turning you into a professional Node developer capable of developing, testing, and deploying real-world production applications. Learning Node.js Development is built from the ground up around the latest version of Node.js (version 9.x.x). You'll be learning all the cutting-edge features available only in the latest software versions. This book cuts through the mass of information available around Node and delivers the essential skills that you need to become a Node developer. It takes you through creating complete apps and understanding how to build, deploy, and test your own Node apps. It maps out everything in a comprehensive, easy-to-follow package designed to get you up and running quickly.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Node Fundamentals – Part 2

In this chapter, we'll continue our discussion on some more node fundamentals. We'll explore yargs, and we'll see how to parse command-line arguments using process.argv and yargs. After that, we'll explore JSON. JSON is nothing more than a string that looks kind of like a JavaScript object, with the notable differences being that it uses double quotes instead of single quotes and all of your property names—like name and age, in this case—require quotes around them. We'll look into how to convert an object into a string, then define that string, use it, and convert it back to an object.

After we've done that, we'll fill out the addNote function. Finally, we'll look into refactor, moving the functionality into individual functions and testing the functionality.

More specifically, we'll go...