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If the phrase scalability sounds alien to you, then this is an ideal book for you. You will not need much Node.js experience as each framework is demonstrated in a way that requires no previous knowledge of the framework. You will be building scalable Node.js applications in no time! Knowledge of JavaScript is required.

TAGLINE Easy API Design Using Express.js and Node.js (TypeScript) KEY FEATURES ● Utilize TypeScript to build maintainable and scalable Node.js applications with type safety and modern JavaScript features. ● Implement Redis to enhance your API's performance through efficient caching strategies, reducing latency and server load. ● Master the techniques for writing and running thorough API tests using Mocha and Chai, ensuring your applications are reliable and bug-free. DESCRIPTION Embark on a transformative journey into the world of web development with the latest Node.js v20, Express.js frameworks and TypeScript. This comprehensive book empowers developers at all levels, from newcomers to seasoned professionals, by covering foundational to advanced topics through a single, cohesive example: a project management system. Beginning with an exploration of fundamentals, the book swiftly progresses to delve into TypeScript, equipping readers with the tools to enhance their applications with strong typing and modern JavaScript features. Readers will master the art of building RESTful APIs using Express.js, ensuring adherence to industry best practices in API design. The book dives into advanced topics like routing strategies, middleware implementation, MongoDB integration with Mongoose for efficient data management, and Redis for optimizing API performance through caching techniques. The final section of the book provides thorough guidance on asynchronous operations, Mocha and Chai testing strategies, AWS deployment, security practices, performance tuning, and real-world application scenarios, ensuring developers gain a holistic understanding of Node.js and Express.js development. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ● Master the latest features of Node.js v20 and the powerful Express.js framework to build robust and scalable APIs. ● Gain expertise in using TypeScript to write clean, maintainable, and type-safe code for Node.js backend applications. ● Integrate Redis for efficient API caching and use message queues to enhance the performance and reliability of your applications. ● Develop RESTful APIs using design principles and architecture to create well-structured and efficient APIs that adhere to industry standards. ● Write and execute comprehensive tests for your APIs using the Mocha testing framework and Chai assertion library to ensure code quality and reliability. ● Discover the best practices for deploying Node.js applications on AWS, including setting up CI/CD pipelines, managing infrastructure, and ensuring scalability and security. WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? This book is tailored for web developers, backend engineers, and software architects looking to deepen their expertise in Node.js and Express.js for building scalable web apps. It assumes a foundational understanding of JavaScript and Node.js, with prior experience in asynchronous programming and proficiency in using Express.js frameworks. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to Node.js 2. Introduction to TypeScript 3. Overview of Express.js 4. Planning the App 5. REST API for User Module 6. REST API for Project and Task Modules 7. API Caching 8. Notification Module 9. Testing API 10. Building and Deploying Application 11. The Journey Ahead Index

If you are a JavaScript developer with no experience with Node.js or server-side web development, this book is for you. It will lead you through creating a fairly complex social network. You will learn how to work with a database and create real-time communication channels.

This book will introduce Redis and help you understand its various facets. Starting with an introduction to NoSQL, you will learn how to install Redis and how to classify and work with data structures. By working with real world scenarios pertaining to using Redis, you will discover sharding and indexing techniques, along with how to improve scalability and performance through persistent strategies and data migration techniques. With the help of multiple examples, you will learn to design web and business applications. You will also learn how to configure Redis for setting up clusters and tuning it for performance. At the end of this book, you will find essential tips on backup and recovery strategies for the Redis environment.

Over 40 recipes to help you create real-time JavaScript applications using the robust Socket.IO framework About This Book Create secure WebSocket connections and real-time mobile applications using Socket.IO Devise efficient messaging systems between the server side and the client side A step-by-step implementation guide to help you create elements of Socket.IO application Who This Book Is For If you have some knowledge of JavaScript and Node.js and want to create awe-inspiring application experiences using real time communication, then this book is for you. Developers with knowledge of other scripting languages should also be able to easily follow along. What You Will Learn Build rich and interactive real-time dashboards using Socket.IO to pipe in data as it becomes available Design chat and multiple-person interfaces that leverage Socket.IO for communication Segment conversations to rooms and namespaces so that every socket doesn't have to receive every message Secure your data by implementing various authentication techniques, locking down the HTTP referrer and using secure WebSockets Load balance across multiple server-side nodes and keep your WebSockets in sync using Redis, RabbitMQ or Memcached Stream binary data such as audio and video in real-time over a Socket.IO connection Create real-time experiences outside of the browser by integrating Socket.IO with hybrid mobile applications In Detail Socket.IO is a JavaScript library that provides you with the ability to implement real-time analytics, binary streaming, instant messaging, and document collaboration. It has two parts: a client-side library that runs in the browser, and a server-side library for node.js. Socket.IO is event-driven and primarily uses the WebSocket protocol that allows us to emit data bi-directionally from the server and the client. Socket.IO This book is a complete resource, covering topics from webSocket security to scaling the server-side of a Socket.IO application and everything in between. This book will provide real-world examples of how secure bi-directional, full-duplex connections that can be created using Socket.IO for different environments. It will also explain how the connection vulnerabilities can be resolved for large numbers of users and huge amounts of data/messages. By the end of the book, you will be a competent Socket.IO developer. With the help of the examples and real-world solutions,you will learn to create fast, scalable, and dynamic real-time apps by creating efficient messaging systems between the server side and the client side using Socket.IO. Style and approach This book is written in a cookbook-style format and provides practical, immediately usable task-based recipes that show you how to create the elements of a Socket.IO application.

A one-stop guide to the essentials of web development including popular frameworks such as jQuery, Bootstrap, AngularJS, and Node.js About This Book Understand the essential elements of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, including how and when to use them Walk through three of the best and most popular web development frameworks – jQuery, Bootstrap, and AngularJS References for any function you will need in your day-to-day web development Who This Book Is For This book is perfect for beginners but more advanced web developers will also benefit. Laid out so you can refer to as much or as little as you need to, with this book you can exhaustively explore essential concepts for modern web developers. What You Will Learn Explore detailed explanations of all the major HTML elements and attributes, illustrated with examples Take a deep dive into CSS properties and functions and master their usage Find clear, concise descriptions of JavaScript syntax and expressions Recognize various JavaScript design patterns and learn the basics of JavaScript object-orientated programming Implement the latest ECMAScript 6 for client-side scripting in your web applications Discover new ways to develop your website's front end quickly and easily using Bootstrap Write JavaScript extensibly using jQuery-JavaScript's feature-rich library Delve into the key Node.js modules used in JavaScript server-side programming Access AngularJS 's important modules, controllers, directives, and services quickly In Detail This comprehensive reference guide takes you through each topic in web development and highlights the most popular and important elements of each area. Starting with HTML, you will learn key elements and attributes and how they relate to each other. Next, you will explore CSS pseudo-classes and pseudo-elements, followed by CSS properties and functions. This will introduce you to many powerful and new selectors. You will then move on to JavaScript. This section will not just introduce functions, but will provide you with an entire reference for the language and paradigms. You will discover more about three of the most popular frameworks today—Bootstrap, which builds on CSS, jQuery which builds on JavaScript, and AngularJS, which also builds on JavaScript. Finally, you will take a walk-through Node.js, which is a server-side framework that allows you to write programs in JavaScript. Style and approach This book is an easy-to-follow, comprehensive reference guide. Each topic, function, or element is listed methodically along with parameters, return values, and descriptions. Examples are also included to help you put the concepts to use quickly in the real world.

Take your Node.js application into production-ready status, capable of scaling up to whatever your needs might be. You'll discover that architecting for successful, popular sites is an essential tool of any professional Node.js developer, and learning to scale your own applications is a great place to start. Using this book you will learn when to scale, what factors should trigger scaling, and what architectural techniques are best suited for scaling. You will also explore common pitfalls that arise when scaling a Node.js application and solutions to correct them. Including analyses of success cases at the largest-scale companies, such as Netflix and Paypal, this book will get you started with scaling in no time at all. What You'll Learn Determine what factors should trigger the need to scale Discover different architectural patterns that lend themselves to scaling Resolve problems that arise when scaling up a Node.js application Monitor a platform in order to understand when to start scalingWho This Book Is For The main audience for this book are Node.js developers with a mid-level understanding of the technology. Novice Node users will also benefit from the coverage of generic scaling-related topics.

Learn how to build a wide range of scalable real-world web applications using a professional development toolkit. If you already know the basics of Node.js, now is the time to discover how to bring it to production level by leveraging its vast ecosystem of packages.With this book, you'll work with a varied collection of standards and frameworks and see how all those pieces fit together. Practical Node.js takes you from installing all the necessary modules to writing full-stack web applications. You'll harness the power of the Express.js and Hapi frameworks, the MongoDB database with Mongoskin and Mongoose. You'll also work with Pug and Handlebars template engines, Stylus and LESS CSS lanaguages, OAuth and Everyauth libraries, and the Socket.IO and Derby libraries, and everything in between. This exciting second edition is fully updated for ES6/ES2015 and also covers how to deploy to Heroku and AWS, daemonize apps, and write REST APIs. You'll build full-stack real-world Node.js apps from scratch, and also discover how to write your own Node.js modules and publish them on NPM. You already know what Node.js is; now learn what you can do with it and how far you can take it! What You'll Learn Manipulate data from the mongo console Use the Mongoskin and Mongoose MongoDB libraries Build REST API servers with Express and Hapi Deploy apps to Heroku and AWS Test services with Mocha, Expect and TravisCI Utilize sessions for authentication Implement a third-party OAuth strategy with Everyauth Apply Redis, domains, WebSockets, and clusters Write your own Node.js module, and publish it on NPM Who This Book Is For Web developers who have some familiarity with the basics of Node.js and want to learn how to use it to build apps in a professional environment.