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Node Web Development. JavaScript is no longer just for browsers and this exciting introduction to Node.js will show you how to build data-intensive applications that run in real time. Benefit from an easy, step-by-step approach that really works

Node Web Development. JavaScript is no longer just for browsers and this exciting introduction to Node.js will show you how to build data-intensive applications that run in real time. Benefit from an easy, step-by-step approach that really works

David Herron

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  • Node Web Development Second Edition
    • Table of Contents
    • Node Web Development Second Edition
    • Credits
    • About the Author
    • Acknowledgement
    • About the Reviewers
    • www.PacktPub.com
      • Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more
        • Why Subscribe?
        • Free Access for Packt account holders
    • Preface
      • What this book covers
      • What you need for this book
      • Who this book is for
      • Conventions
      • Reader feedback
      • Customer support
        • Downloading the example code
        • Errata
        • Piracy
        • Questions
    • 1. About Node
      • The capabilities of Node
        • Server-side JavaScript
      • Why should you use Node?
        • Threaded versus asynchronous event-driven architecture
        • Performance and utilization
          • Is Node a cancerous scalability disaster?
        • Server utilization, the bottom line, and green web hosting
      • Whats in a name Node, Node.js, or Node.JS?
      • Summary
    • 2. Setting up Node
      • System requirements
      • Installing Node using package managers
        • Installing on Mac OS X with MacPorts
        • Installing on Mac OS X with Homebrew
        • Installing on Linux from package management systems
        • Installing the Node distribution from nodejs.org
        • Installing Node on Windows using Chocolatey Gallery
      • Installing the StrongLoop Node distribution
      • Installing from source on POSIX-like systems
        • Installing prerequisites
      • Installing developer tools on Mac OS X
        • Installing from source for all POSIX-like systems
        • Maintaining multiple Node installs simultaneously
      • Run a few commands; testing the commands
        • Node's command-line tools
        • Running a simple script with Node
        • Launching a server with Node
      • npm the Node package manager
      • Starting Node servers at system startup
      • Summary
    • 3. Node Modules
      • Defining a module
        • Node modules
        • Node's algorithm for resolving require(module)
          • Module identifiers and path names
          • Local modules within your application
          • Bundling external dependencies with your application
          • System-wide modules in NODE_PATH and elsewhere
          • Complex modules modules as directories
      • Node package manager
        • The npm package format
        • Finding npm packages
        • Using the npm commands
          • Getting help with npm
          • Viewing package information
          • Installing an npm package
          • Installing native code modules on Windows
          • Installing packages local to a module
          • Eliminating duplicate modules installed beneath node_modules
          • Listing the currently installed packages
          • Package scripts
          • Editing and exploring installed package content
          • Updating outdated packages you've installed
          • Uninstalling an installed npm package
          • Developing and publishing npm packages
          • npm configuration settings
        • Package version strings and ranges
        • CommonJS modules
          • Demonstrating module encapsulation
      • Summary
    • 4. HTTP Servers and Clients A Web Application's First Steps
      • Sending and receiving events with EventEmitters
        • EventEmitter theory
      • HTTP server applications
      • HTTP Sniffer listening to the HTTP conversation
      • Web application frameworks
      • Getting started with Express
        • Walking through the default Express application
      • Calculating the Fibonacci sequence with Express
        • Computationally intensive code and the event loop
          • Algorithmic refactoring
      • Making HTTP Client requests
      • Calling a REST backend service from an Express application
        • Implementing a simple REST server with Express
        • Refactoring the Fibonacci application for REST
        • Some RESTful Node modules
      • Summary
    • 5. Implementing a Simple Express Application
      • Express and the MVC paradigm
      • Creating the Notes application code
        • The Notes model
        • The Notes home page
        • Adding a new note (create)
        • Viewing notes (read)
        • Editing an existing note (update)
        • Deleting notes (destroy)
      • Changing the look of an Express application
      • Scaling up and running multiple instances
      • Summary
    • 6. Data Storage and Retrieval
      • Asynchronizing the Notes application
        • Injecting the model configuration into routers
        • The notes router
      • Storing notes in files
        • Configuring app.js
      • Storing notes with the LevelUP data store
        • Installing LevelUP
        • LevelUP model code for Notes
        • Configuring app.js for LevelUP
      • Storing notes in SQL SQLite3
        • Setting up a schema with SQLite3
        • Model code
        • Configuring app.js
      • Storing notes the ORM way with the Sequelize module
        • Schema setup and model code
        • Configuring app.js
      • Storing notes in MongoDB with Mongoose
        • Implementing the Notes model in Mongoose
        • Configuring app.js
      • Summary
    • 7. Multiuser Authorization, Deployment, Scaling, and Hosting
      • User authentication
        • Changes in app.js
        • The Sequelize-based users model
        • Routing module for the login, logout, and account pages
        • Initializing the user table
        • Running the Notes application
      • Deploying Notes on Debian
      • Scaling to use all cores on multi-core servers
      • Deploying Notes on cloud hosting (AppFog)
      • Summary
    • 8. Dynamic Interaction between the Client and Server Application
      • Adding real-time web features to Notes
      • Introducing Socket.IO
      • Initializing Socket.IO with Express
        • Setting up the client code
      • Events between the Notes server and client code
        • Modifying the Notes model to send events
        • Sending the events from the Notes server
        • Browser-side event handlers
      • Running the Notes application with Socket.IO
        • Listening to the heartbeat and cleaning up when it stops
      • Sending messages between users
        • Socket.IO events for sending messages between users
        • Data model to store messages
        • Setting up client-side code for sending messages
        • Dispatching messages between the client- and server-side
        • Displaying messages to the user
        • Running Notes and sending messages
      • Summary
    • 9. Unit Testing
      • Testing asynchronous code
      • Assert the simplest testing methodology
      • Testing a model
        • Executing the tests
      • Testing router functions
        • Diagnosing a failing test case
      • Making it easy to run the tests
      • Summary
    • Index
  • Titel: Node Web Development. JavaScript is no longer just for browsers and this exciting introduction to Node.js will show you how to build data-intensive applications that run in real time. Benefit from an easy, step-by-step approach that really works
  • Autor: David Herron
  • Originaler Titel: Node Web Development. JavaScript is no longer just for browsers and this exciting introduction to Node.js will show you how to build data-intensive applications that run in real time. Benefit from an easy, step-by-step approach that really works.
  • ISBN: 9781782163312, 9781782163312
  • Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2013-07-19
  • Format: E-book
  • Artikelkennung: e_3b8i
  • Verleger: Packt Publishing