Developing Node.js Web Applications

Course Code: NODEJS

Duration: 2 days

 
 
 
 

Developing Node.js Web Applications Course Overview

This Developing Node.js Web Applications course is for developers who wish to use JavaScript to create network applications.

This course explains the event loop structure of Node.js applications and how to use structures like callbacks and promises to take advantage of it. It goes on to describe file handling, streams and error handling.

It takes a hands-on approach to Node.js applications and includes details on NPM, database access and the Express framework.

Exercises and examples are used throughout the course to give practical hands-on experience with the techniques covered.

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

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.

Skills Gained

The delegate will learn and acquire skills as follows:

  • Setting up the Node.js environment
  • Creating and using Node.js modules
  • Using callbacks, promises and async/await
  • Dealing with errors efficiently
  • Using buffers to handle binary data
  • Transferring data using streams
  • Handling requests and responses with Express
  • Building a REST API
  • Storing data to a database
  • Managing API security

Developing Node.js Web Applications Training Course

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

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
Notes:
  • Course technical content is subject to change without notice.
  • Course content is structured as sessions, this does not strictly map to course timings. Concepts, content and practicals often span sessions.

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.

Pre-Requisite Courses

Course Reviews

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