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Node Cookbook - Fourth Edition

By : Bethany Griggs
4 (1)
Book Image

Node Cookbook - Fourth Edition

4 (1)
By: Bethany Griggs

Overview of this book

A key technology for building web applications and tooling, Node.js brings JavaScript to the server enabling full-stack development in a common language. This fourth edition of the Node Cookbook is updated with the latest Node.js features and the evolution of the Node.js framework ecosystems. This practical guide will help you to get started with creating, debugging, and deploying your Node.js applications and cover solutions to common problems, along with tips to avoid pitfalls. You'll become familiar with the Node.js development model by learning how to handle files and build simple web applications and then explore established and emerging Node.js web frameworks such as Express.js and Fastify. As you advance, you'll discover techniques for detecting problems in your applications, handling security concerns, and deploying your applications to the cloud. This recipe-based guide will help you to easily navigate through various core topics of server-side web application development with Node.js. By the end of this Node book, you'll be well-versed with core Node.js concepts and have gained the knowledge to start building performant and scalable Node.js applications.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Accessing the Node.js API documentation

The Node.js project provides comprehensive API reference documentation. The Node.js API documentation is a critical resource for understanding which APIs are available in the version of Node.js that you're using. The Node.js documentation also describes how to interact with APIs, including which arguments a method accepts and the method's return value.

This recipe will show how to access and navigate the Node.js API documentation.

Getting ready

You will need access to a browser of your choice and an internet connection to access the Node.js API documentation.

How to do it…

This recipe is going to demonstrate how to navigate the Node.js API documentation:

  1. First, navigate to https://nodejs.org/api/ in your browser.

    Expect to see the Node.js API documentation for the most recent version of Node.js:

    Figure 1.1 – Node.js API documentation home page

  2. Hover over the View another version link and expect...