RESTful services have become the de facto standard data feed providers for social services, news feeds, and mobile devices. They deliver a large amount of data to millions of users. Thus, they need to address high-availability requirements, such as reliability and scalability. This book will show you how to utilize the Node.js platform to implement a robust and performant data service. By the end of this book, you will have learned how to implement a real-life RESTful service, taking advantage of the modern NoSQL database to serve both JSON and binary content.
Important topics, such as correct URI structuring and security features, are also covered, with detailed examples, showing you everything you need to know to start implementing the robust RESTful APIs that serve content to your applications.
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RESTful Web API Design with Node.js 10 - Third Edition
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RESTful Web API Design with Node.js 10
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Overview of this book
When building RESTful services, it is really important to choose the right framework. Node.js, with its asynchronous, event-driven architecture, is exactly the right choice for building RESTful APIs.
This third edition of RESTful Web API Design with Node.js 10 will teach you to create scalable and rich RESTful applications based on the Node.js platform. You will be introduced to the latest NPM package handler and understand how to use it to customize your RESTful development process. You will begin by understanding the key principle that makes an HTTP application a RESTful-enabled application. After writing a simple HTTP request handler, you will create and test Node.js modules using automated tests and mock objects; explore using the NoSQL database, MongoDB, to store data; and get to grips with using self-descriptive URLs. You’ll learn to set accurate HTTP status codes along with understanding how to keep your applications backward-compatible. Also, while implementing a full-fledged RESTful service, you will use Swagger to document the API and implement automation tests for a REST-enabled endpoint with Mocha. Lastly, you will explore some authentication techniques to secure your application.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
REST – What You Did Not Know
Getting Started with Node.js
Building a Typical Web API
Using NoSQL Databases
Restful API Design Guidelines
Implementing a Full Fledged RESTful Service
Preparing a RESTful API for Production
Consuming a RESTful API
Securing the Application
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