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Full-Stack Web Development with Vue.js and Node

By : Aneeta Sharma
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Full-Stack Web Development with Vue.js and Node

By: Aneeta Sharma

Overview of this book

Isomorphic JavaScript was the buzzword of the year 2017, allowing developers to utilize a single language throughout their web development stack and build cost-effective and scalable applications. MEVN is a one such modern web development stack consisting of web applications such as MongoDB, Express.js, Vue.js, and Node.js. Hands-On Full-Stack Web Development with Vue.js 2 and Node.js leverages the harmony of these technologies to help you create full-stack web applications. Starting with the core frameworks, this example-based guide explains all the key concepts of frameworks, how to set them up properly, and how to use popular modules to connect them together and make them work cohesively. You will learn all this with the help of real-world examples. In addition to this, you will be able to scaffold web application architecture, add an authentication layer, and develop the MVC structure to support the development of your application. You'll explore how to create data models for your applications and then write REST APIs by exposing your data model to your application. Solely orientated towards building a full, end-to-end application using the MEVN stack, this book will help you understand how your application development grows.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Testing an MEVN Application

Let's do a quick recap of what we have done so far in previous chapters:

  • We created different Vue components for different pages
  • We implemented Vuex—centralized state management for Vue.js applications, and defined state, getters, mutations, and actions for the components
  • We created controllers and models to interact with the Node.js backend

In this chapter, we will discuss how to write test code to make sure that everything in the application works well. Writing test code is an integral part of any application. It helps to ensure that the functionalities that we have written do not break, and maintains the quality of the code we write.

Different practices can be followed while writing tests. It's always a good practice to write test code first, before writing the actual code. Writing tests ensures that our application will not break...