book

Node: Up and Running

by Tom Hughes-Croucher, Mike Wilson

April 2012

Intermediate to advanced

204 pages

5h 42m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Introduction
Tom’s Thanks

Installing Node.js
Node REPLA First Server
High-Performance Web ServersProfessionalism in JavaScriptBrowser Wars 2.0
Building a Chat Server
The Event Loop
The I/O Problem SpaceUnordered parallel I/OOrdered serial I/O
Error HandlingUsing Multiple Processors
EventsEventEmitterCallback Syntax
HTTP ServersHTTP ClientsMaking HTTP GET requestsUploading data for HTTP POST and PUTThe ClientResponse objectURLquerystring
StreamsReadable streamsFilesystemBuffersA quick primer on binaryBinary and stringsUsing BuffersWorking with stringsconsole.log
DNS
HashingHMACPublic Key CryptographyEncrypting with CipherDecrypting with DecipherCreating signatures using SignVerifying signatures with Verify
process Moduleprocess eventsInteracting with the current Node processOperating system input/outputprocess.stdinprocess.stderrEvent loop and tickersChild Processchild_process.exec( )child_process.spawn( )
NoSQL and Document StoresCouchDBInstallationInstalling CouchDBInstalling CouchDB’s Node moduleUsing CouchDB over HTTPUsing node-couchdbWorking with databasesCreating documentsReading documentsUpdating documentsDeleting documentsRedisInstallationInstalling RedisInstalling Redis’s Node moduleBasic usageHashesListsSetsSorted setsSubscriptionsSecuring RedisMongoDBMongoDB native driverInstallationData typesWriting recordsMongooseInstallationDefining schemasManipulating collectionsPerformance
MySQLUsing NodeDBInstallationSelectionInsertionUpdatingDeletionSequelizePostgreSQLInstallationSelectionInsertion, updates, and deletion
RabbitMQInstalling RabbitMQPublish and subscribeWork queues
ExpressA Basic Express AppSetting Up Routes in ExpressHandling Form DataTemplate EnginesLayouts and partial viewsMiddlewareMiddleware factories
NamespacesUsing Socket.IO with Express
Modules
Searching PackagesCreating PackagesPublishing PackagesLinking

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Acknowledgments

Tom’s Thanks

To my editors. Simon, it has been a long project, but you’ve been with me week after week. Andy, your eye for detail never fails to impress.

To Carlos. Your drive and talent make you the writer I would like to be. You are an inspiration.

To Nicole and Sean, for keeping me on track.

To Ryan and Isaac, who have put up with my endless stupid questions with the quiet patience of someone teaching a child.

To Rosemarie. Without you, I would never be where I am today.

To my friends, who have listened to my bitching (especially Yta, Emily, Eric, Gris, Sarah, Allan, Harold and Daniella, and Hipster Ariel). To the countless people who have given me encouragement, suggestions, and feedback. I couldn’t have done it without you.

To the readers of this tome, thank you for trusting me with your learning.