Beginning API development with Node.js : build highly scalable, developer-friendly APIs for the modern web with JavaScript and Node.js / Anthony Nandaa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nandaa, Anthony, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Node.js.

Web applications--Development.

Web applications.

Application program interfaces (Computer software).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (95 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Beginning Application program interface development with Node.js

Place of Publication:

Birmingham ; Mumbai : Packt Publishing, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Nandaa Anthony: Anthony Nandaa is a senior software developer with more than 7 years of professional programming experience. He was introduced to programming 3 years before his career as a developer began, working with Pascal and Visual Basic 6. In his career so far, he has worked with multiple languages, such as Python, PHP, Go, and full-stack JavaScript. In his current role, he leads a team of engineers working with Node. js and React for frontend development. He considers himself a lifelong learner, and lately, he has been learning Haskell for fun and to gain some insight into pure functional programming.

Summary:

Learn everything you need to get up and running with cutting-edge API development using JavaScript and Node.js; ideal for data-intensive real-time applications that run across multiple platforms. Key Features Build web APIs from start to finish using JavaScript across the development stack Explore advanced concepts such as authentication with JWT, and running tests against your APIs Implement over 20 practical activities and exercises across 9 topics to reinforce your learning Book Description Using the same framework to build both server and client-side applications saves you time and money. This book teaches you how you can use JavaScript and Node.js to build highly scalable APIs that work well with lightweight cross-platform client applications. It begins with the basics of Node.js in the context of backend development, and quickly leads you through the creation of an example client that pairs up with a fully authenticated API implementation. By the end of the book, you'll have the skills and exposure required to get hands-on with your own API development project. What you will learn Understand how Node.js works, its trends, and where it is being used now Learn about application modularization and built-in Node.js modules Use the npm third-party module registry to extend your application Gain an understanding of asynchronous programming with Node.js Develop scalable and high-performing APIs using hapi.js and Knex.js Write unit tests for your APIs to ensure reliability and maintainability Who this book is for This book is ideal for developers who already understand JavaScript and are looking for a quick no-frills introduction to API development with Node.js. Though prior experience with other server-side technologies such as Python, PHP, ASP.NET, Ruby will help, it's not essential to have a background in backend development before getting started.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Packt Upsell

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction to Node.js

The Basics of Node.js

Applications of Node.js

Activity: Running Basic Node.js Code

The Module System

Application Modularization

Module Categories

Built-In Modules

npm - Third-Party Module Registry

Scanning for node_modules

Handy npm Commands

Local Modules

Activity: Using a Third-Party Package for the Previous math.js Code

Asynchronous Programming with Node.js

Callbacks

Promises

Async/Await

Activity: Transforming a Text File Using an Async Function

Summary

Building the API - Part 1

Building a Basic HTTP Server

Setting up Hapi.js

Exercise 1: Building a Basic Hapi.js Server

Using an API Client

Returning JSON Strings

Exercise 2: Returning JSON

Using nodemon for Development Workflow

Exercise 3: Using nodemon

Setting up the Logger

Exercise 4: Setting up the Logger

Understanding Requests

A Look at HTTP Request Methods

Exercise 5: Getting a List of Resources

Exercise 6: Getting a Specific Resource

Exercise 7: Creating a New Todo with POST

Exercise 8: Updating a Resource with PUT

Exercise 9: Updating with PATCH

Exercise 10: Deleting a Resource with DELETE

Request Validation

Exercise 11: Validating a Request

Building the API - Part 2

Working with the DB Using Knex.js

Exercise 12: Setting up the Database

Exercise 13: Connecting to the Database

Exercise 14: Creating a Record

Exercise 15: Reading from the Database

Exercise 16: Updating a Record

Exercise 17: Deleting a Record

Exercise 18: Cleaning up the Code

Authenticating Your API with JWT

Exercise 19: Securing All the Routes

Exercise 20: Adding User Authentication

Authentication versus Authorization.

Exercise 21: Implementing Authorization

Testing Your API with Lab

Exercise 22: Writing Basic Tests with Lab

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Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781789534177

1789534178

OCLC:

1048791665