Angular and Node.js - The MEAN Stack Guide [Video]

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Angular and Node.js - The MEAN Stack Guide [Video]

By : Maximilian Schwarzmüller

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Angular and Node.js - The MEAN Stack Guide [Video]

By: Maximilian Schwarzmüller

Overview of this book

<p>This course will take you on a journey where you'll you will learn to create modern, scalable, and high-speed web applications with Angular (formerly Angular 2, now just Angular) and Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. Angular 1 and Node.js—together with Express.js (a Node.js framework) and MongoDB—formed the very popular MEAN stack. Now is the time to dive into MEAN 2.0 and replace Angular 1 with Angular 2+. This course is no Angular course , but it includes detailed explanations of the core concepts used as well as about Angular in general. </p><p> </p><p>The code bundle for this video course is available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Angular-and-Node.js---The-MEAN-Stack-Guide</p>

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Getting Started

What is a Single Page Application (SPA)?

How Does the MEAN Stack Work?

Installing Node & the Angular CLI

Installing our IDE

Exploring the Project Structure

How To Get The Most Out Of This Course

The Angular Frontend - Understanding the Basics

Module Introduction

Understanding the Folder Structure

Understanding Angular Components

Adding our First Component

Listening to Events

Outputting Content

Getting User Input

Installing Angular Material

Adding a Toolbar

Outputting Posts

Diving Into Structural Directives

Creating Posts with Property & Event Binding

Creating a Post Model

Getting Posts from Post-Create to Post-List

Calling GET Post

More About Observables

Working on our Form

Adding NodeJS to our Project

Module Introduction

Connecting Node & Angular – Theory

What is a RESTful API?

Adding the Node Backend

Adding the Express Framework

Improving the server.js Code

Fetching Initial Posts

Using the Angular HTTP Client

Understanding CORS

Adding the POST Backend Point

Working with MongoDB

Module Introduction

What is MongoDB?

Comparing SQL & NoSQL

Connecting Angular to a Database

Setting Up MongoDB

Adding Mongoose

Understanding Mongoose Schemas & Models

Creating a POST Instance

Connecting our Node Express App to MongoDB

Storing Data in a Database

Fetching Data From a Database

Transforming Response Data

Deleting Documents

Updating the Frontend after Deleting Posts

Adding Posts with an ID

Enhancing the App

Module Introduction

Client Side vs Server Side Routing

Creating the "edit" Form

Finishing the Edit Feature

Updating Posts on the Server

Re-Organizing Backend Routes

Adding Loading Spinners

Adding Image Uploads to our App

Module Introduction

Adding the File Input Button

Converting the Form from a Template Driven to a Reactive Approach

Adding Image Controls to Store the Image

Adding an Image Preview

Starting with the Mime-Type Validator

Finishing the Image Validator

Adding Server Side Upload

Uploading Files

Working with the File URL

Fetching Images on the Frontend

Updating Posts with Images

Adding Pagination

Module Introduction

Adding the Pagination Component

Working on the Pagination Backend

Connecting the Angular Paginator to the Backend

Fetching Posts Correctly

Finishing Touches

Adding User Authentication

Module Introduction

Adding the Login Input Fields

Handling User Input

Adding the Signup Screen

Creating the User Model

Creating a New User Upon Request

Connecting Angular to the Backend

Understanding SPA Authentication

Implementing SPA Authentication

Sending the Token to the Frontend

Adding Middleware to Protect Routes

Adding the Token to Authenticate Requests

Improving the UI Header to Reflect the Authentication Status

Improving the UI Messages to Reflect the Authentication Status

Connecting the Logout Button to the Authentication Status

Redirecting Users

Adding Route Guards

Reflecting the Token Expiration in the UI

Saving the Token in the Local Storage

Authorization

Module Introduction

Adding a Reference to the Model

Adding the User ID to Posts

Protecting Resources with Authorization

Passing the User ID to the Frontend

Using the User ID on the Frontend

Handling Errors

Module Introduction

Testing Different Places to Handle Errors

The Error Interceptor

Displaying the Basic Error Dialog

Adding an Error Dialog

Returning Error Messages on the Server

Finishing Touches

Optimizations

Module Introduction

Using Controllers

Separating the Middleware

Creating an Angular Material Module

Splitting the App Into Feature Modules

Fixing an Update Bug

Creating the Auth Module

Adding Lazy Loading

Using a Global Angular Config

Using Node Environment Variables

Deploying our App

Module Introduction

Deployment Options

Deploying the REST Api

Angular Deployment - Finishing the Two App Setup

Using the Integrated Approach

Course Roundup

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Chapter 1

Getting Started

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Section 1

Introduction

Getting Started: Introduction