English Delivery Only: Developing Node.js Web Applications

Who will the Course Benefit?

This course is aimed at JavaScript developers who wish to use Node.js to build fast,efficient and scalable applications.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course delegates should be able to:

• Install Node.js,NPM and Express
• Understand Node.js event-based programming
• Create a web server and build web applications on it
• Create and use modules
• Build a web application using promises,buffers and streams
• Improve an application with robust error handling
• Handle routing with Express.js
• Use Node.js to connect to a database

Developing Node.js Web Applications Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 1

Course Introduction

• Administration and Course Materials
• Course Structure and Agenda
• Delegate and Trainer Introductions

Session 1: INTRODUCING NODE.JS

• What is Node.js?
• Asynchronous Processing
• Server-side JavaScript
• Installing Node and NPM
• Running REPL
• Executing a File
• Command Line Input

Session 2: MODULES AND NPM

• Node.js Modules
• Installing with NPM
• Global and Local Installation
• The package.json File
• The require() Function

Session 3: EVENTS AND CALLBACKS

• Callbacks
• Promises
• Arrow Functions

Session 4: MANAGING DATA

• JSON and Node.js
• Using Buffers
• Streaming Data
• Accessing the File System

Developing Node.js Web Applications Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 2

Session 5: ERROR HANDLING

• Errors from Callbacks and Promises
• Application Specific Errors
• Using the verror Module
• Running with Nodemon

Session 6: THE EXPRESS FRAMEWORK

• Express Web Servers
• Request and Response Objects
• Configuring Routes
• Uploading Files
• REST Applications

Session 7: DATABASE INTEGRATION

• Connecting to SQL Databases
• Connecting to MongoDB
• Schema Management
• Transaction Handling

Session 8: API SECURITY

• Securing Passwords
• JSON Web Tokens
• Authenticating Endpoints

Requirements

An understanding of HTML and CSS selectors,as well as some knowledge of JavaScript is required. This knowledge can be gained by attendance on the pre-requisite JavaScript Developer course.