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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)

Testing the Node Applications – Part 1

In this chapter, we'll look at how we can test our code to make sure it's working as expected. Now, if you've ever set up test cases for other languages, then you know how hard it can be to get started. You have to set up the actual test infrastructure. Then you have to write your individual test cases. Every time I didn't test an application, it was because the setup process and the tools available to me were such a burden. Then you dig around for information online and you get really simple examples, but not examples for testing real-world things like asynchronous code. We'll be doing all of that in this chapter. I'll give you a very simple setup for testing and writing your test cases.

We'll look at the best tools available so you'll actually be excited to write those test cases and see all...