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Learning Node.js Development

By : Andrew Mead
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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)

Listing notes

Now that we've made some awesome progress on debugging, let's go back to the commands for our app, because there is only one more to fill out (we have covered the add, read, and remove commands in the Chapter 3, Node Fundamentals - Part 2, and this chapter, respectively). It's the list command, and it's going to be really easy, there is nothing complex going on in the case of the list command.

Using the getAll function

In order to get started, all we need to do is fill out the list notes function, which in this case we called getAll. The getAll function is responsible for returning every single note. That means it's going to return an array of objects, an array of all of our notes.

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