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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)

Encoding user input

In this section, you'll learn how to set up yargs for the weather app. You'll also learn how to include user input, which is very important for our application.

As shown in the previous chapter, HTTPS request section, the user will not type their encoded address into the Terminal; instead they will be typing in a plain text address like 1301 Lombard Street.

Now this will not work for our URL, we need to encode those special characters, like the space, replacing them with %20. Now %20 is the special character for the space, other special characters have different encoding values. We'll learn how to encode and decode strings, so we can set up our URL to be dynamic. It's going to be based off of the address provided in the Terminal. That's all we're going to discuss in this section. By the end of the section, you'll be able to...