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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)

Introducing Mocha

Let's create a separate working directory to learn to write tests. Create a folder called test_js and switch to the test_js directory:

> mkdir test_js
> cd test_js

Let's also create a separate folder for test inside the test_js folder:

> mkdir test

To access mocha, you have to install it globally:

$ npm install mocha -g --save-dev

Let's write a simple test code in mocha. We will write a test for a simple function, which takes two arguments and returns the sum of the arguments.

Let's create a file called add.spec.js inside the test folder and add the following code:

const addUtility = require('./../add.js');

Then, run the following command from the test_js folder:

$ mocha

This test will fail, and we will require a utility called add.js, which does not exist. It displays the following error:

Let's go ahead and write...