Node.js: Web Servers, Tests, and Deployment

1h 19mAdvanced2022-08-19

Authors

Eve Porcello

Software Developer and Instructor

Course details

If you’re looking to deepen your essential knowledge of Node.js, you’re in luck. This powerful tool for controlling servers and building web applications allows you to work from just about anywhere. In this course, instructor Eve Porcello walks you through how to connect with web servers and test and deploy Node.js applications.

Get a thorough introduction to the HTTP module to make a request and build a web server. Learn how to install and manage Node.js tools with the node package manager (npm). Along the way, Eve teaches you how to use WebSockets for real-time two-way communication between web servers and clients, demonstrating how to create a chat application that’s testable and easy to use. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to start testing and debugging Node.js code on your own, using the available tooling to streamline common tasks such as compiling and minification.

Skills covered

Software DeploymentNode.jsJavaScript FrameworksSoftware TestingDevOps FoundationsDevOpsEssential TrainingWeb DevelopmentNetwork and System AdministrationOpen SourceSoftware Development

Concepts

Introduction

Going beyond the basics in Node
What you should know
Working with VS Code

The HTTP Module

Making a request with the request method
Making a request with the GET method
Building a web server
Creating a file server
Serving JSON data

npm

The package.json file
Using import statements
Using minimist
Using tiny-timer
Managing packages

Web Servers

File servers with serve
Intro to Express
Handling POST requests
Handling DELETE requests
Using Express middleware

WebSockets

Creating a WebSocket
Broadcasting messages with a WebSocket
Creating a WebSocket client with Socket.IO
Emitting Socket.IO events

Node.js Testing

Creating modular projects
Configuring Babel with Jest
Writing a test
Using code coverage

Conclusion

Next steps