book

Pro Node.js for Developers

by Colin J. Ihrig

November 2013

Intermediate to advanced

308 pages

8h 8m

English

Apress

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The Node Execution ModelInstalling NodeThe Read-Eval-Print-LoopExecuting Node ProgramsSummary
Installing PackagesThe require( ) FunctionThe package.json FileA Complete ExampleModule AuthoringSummary

Asynchronous ProgrammingException HandlingThe async ModuleSummary
Event EmittersTimers and SchedulingSummary
Command Line ArgumentsThe Standard StreamsSignal EventsUser Environment VariablesSummary
Relevant PathsThe path ModuleThe fs ModuleSummary
What Are Streams? Working with StreamsReadable StreamsWritable StreamsPipesFile StreamsCompression Using the zlib ModuleSummary
An Overview of Binary DataThe Typed Array SpecificationNode BuffersSummary
The child_process ModuleSummary
SocketsClient-Server ProgrammingTransmission Control ProtocolUser Datagram ProtocolDomain Name SystemSummary
A Basic ServerAnatomy of an HTTP RequestWorking with CookiesMiddlewareIssuing HTTP RequestsHTTPSSummary
Express RoutesCreating an Express ApplicationTemplatingexpress-validatorRESTSummary
The WebSockets APIWebSockets in NodeSocket.IOSummary
Relational DatabasesMySQLNoSQL DatabasesMongoDBSummary
LoggingDebuggingTestingSummary
The cluster ModuleScaling Across MachinesScaling in the CloudSummary
Supported Data TypesFunctions for Working with JSONSummary

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank everyone who helped make this book possible. Special thanks to Mark Powers and Ewan Buckingham of the Apress editorial team. I would also like to thank the technical reviewer, Andy Olsen, for his valuable feedback. Of course, many thanks go out to my friends and family.