NODE.JS

by Thamarai Selvi

Table of Contents

Introduction
Introduction to Node A brief history of Node How to install Node
How much JavaScript do you need to know to use Node?
Differences between Node and the Browser v8
Basics
Run Node.js scripts from the command line How to exit from a Node.js program
How to read environment variables Node hosting options
Command Line
Use the Node REPL
Pass arguments from the command line Output to the command line
Accept input from the command line Node modules and npm
Expose functionality from a Node file using exports npm
Where does npm install the packages
How to use or execute a package installed using npm The package.json file
The package-lock.json file
Find the installed version of an npm package How to install an older version of an npm package
How to update all the Node dependencies to their latest version Semantic versioning rules
Uninstalling npm packages
Global or local packages
npm dependencies and devDependencies npx
Working with the event loop The event loop nextTick
setImmediate Timers
Asynchronous programming Callbacks
Promises async/await
The Node Event Emitter Networking
HTTP
How HTTP Requests work Build an HTTP server Making HTTP requests Axios
Websockets
HTTPS, secure connections File System
File descriptors File stats
File paths Reading files Writing files
Working with folders Some essential core modules
The fs module The path module The os module
The events module
The http module Miscellaneous
Streams
Working with MySQL
Difference between development and production

317 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 31, 2020