Building APIs with Node.js

✍ Scribed by Caio Ribeiro Pereira (auth.)

• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 142
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This quick guide teaches you how to build scalable APIs using the Node.js platform and ES6 (EcmaScript 2015).

Developing systems for the wide range of devices available in the modern world requires the construction of APIs designed to work only with data in a centralized manner, allowing client-side applications to be developed separately and have a unique interface for the final user.

Node.js has proven itself to be an excellent platform for building REST APIs because of its single-thread architecture. It has a low learning curve and can be understood by anyone who has a basic understanding of the JavaScript language.

Use Building APIs with Node.js today to understand how Node.js APIs work, and how you can build your own.

What You Will Learn

How to build scalable APIs using the Node.js platform

How to use ES6, Express, Passport, ApiDoc, Mocha, Helmet and more

How to integrate an SQL database through Sequelize.js and build a single page application using Vanilla.js

Who This Book Is For
Ideal for developers who have a basic understanding of JavaScript and Node.js.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction to Node.js....Pages 1-3
Setting Up the Environment....Pages 5-8
Managing Modules with NPM....Pages 9-13
Building an API....Pages 15-26
Working with SQL Databases....Pages 27-36
CRUDify API Resources....Pages 37-48
Authenticating Users....Pages 49-59
Testing the Application: Part 1....Pages 61-69
Testing the Application: Part 2....Pages 71-80
Documenting the API....Pages 81-91
Preparing the Production Environment....Pages 93-104
Building the Client-Side App: Part 1....Pages 105-119
Building the Client-Side App: Part 2....Pages 121-133
Back Matter....Pages 135-136

✦ Subjects

Web Development