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RESTful Web API Design with Node.js 10 - Third Edition

By : Valentin Bojinov
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RESTful Web API Design with Node.js 10 - Third Edition

By: Valentin Bojinov

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 (16 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Copyright and Credits

RESTful Web API Design with Node.js 10 Third Edition

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Commissioning Editor: Amarabha BanerjeeAcquisition Editor: Reshma RamanContent Development Editor:Francis CarneiroTechnical Editor:Sachin SunilkumarCopy Editor:Shaila KusanaleProject Coordinator:Sheejal ShahProofreader: Safis EditingIndexer:Mariammal ChettiyarGraphics:Jason MonteiroProduction Coordinator:Shraddha Falebhai

First published: October 2016 Second edition: October 2017 Third edition: April 2018

Production reference: 1300418

Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. Livery Place 35 Livery Street Birmingham B3 2PB, UK.

ISBN 978-1-78862-332-2

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