Node Web Development -- Table of Contents -- Node Web Development -- Credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgement -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. What is Node? -- What can you do with Node? -- Server-side JavaScript -- Why should you use Node? -- Architecture: Threads versus asynchronous event-driven -- Performance and utilization -- Server utilization, the bottom line, and green web hosting -- Spelling: Node, Node.js, or Node.JS? -- Summary -- 2. Setting up Node -- System requirements -- Installation on POSIX-like systems (Linux, Solaris, Mac, and so on) -- Installing prerequisites -- Installing developer tools on Mac OS X -- Installing in your home directory -- What's the rationale for a home directory installation? -- Installing in a system-wide directory -- Installing on Mac OS X with MacPorts -- Installing on Mac OS X with homebrew -- Installing on Linux from package management systems -- Maintaining multiple Node installs simultaneously -- Run a few commands -- test your installation -- Node's command-line tools -- Running a simple script with Node -- Launching a server with Node -- Installing npm-the Node package manager -- Starting Node servers at system startup -- Using all CPU cores on multi-core systems -- Summary -- 3. Node Modules -- What's a module? -- Node modules -- How does Node resolve require('module')? -- Module identifiers and path names -- Local modules within your application -- Bundling external dependencies with your application -- System-wide modules in the require.paths directories.

Complex modules-modules as directories -- Node package Manager (npm) -- npm package format -- Finding npm packages -- Using the npm commands -- Getting help with npm -- Viewing package information -- Installing an npm package -- Using installed packages -- What packages are currently installed? -- Package scripts -- Editing and exploring installed package content -- Updating outdated packages you've installed -- Uninstalling an installed npm package -- Developing and publishing npm packages -- npm configuration settings -- Package version strings and ranges -- CommonJS modules -- Demonstrating module encapsulation -- Summary -- 4. Variations on a Simple Application -- Creating a Math Wizard -- To use a web framework, or not -- Implementing the Math Wizard with Node (no frameworks) -- Routing requests in Node -- Handling URL query parameters -- Multiplying numbers -- Calculating the other mathematical functions -- Extending the Math Wizard -- Long running calculations (fibonacci numbers) -- What "complete web server" features are missing? -- Using Connect to implement the Math Wizard -- Installing Connect and other setup -- Connecting with Connect -- Using Express to implement the Math Wizard -- Implementing the Express Math Wizard -- Handling errors -- Parameterized URLs and data services -- Parametrized URLs in Express -- The mathematics server (and client) -- Refactoring Math Wizard to use math server -- Summary -- 5. A Simple Web Server, EventEmitters, and HTTP Clients -- Sending and receiving events with EventEmitters -- EventEmitter theory -- HTTP Sniffer-listening to the HTTP conversation -- Implementing a basic web server -- The Basic Server implementation -- Basic Server core (basicserver.js) -- The Favicon handler (faviconHandler.js) -- The static file handler (staticHandler.js) -- A configuration for Basic Server (server.js).

Virtual host configuration with Basic Server -- A shorturl module for Basic Server -- MIME types and the MIME npm package -- Cookie handling -- Virtual hosts and request routing -- Making HTTP Client requests -- Summary -- 6. Data Storage and Retrieval -- Data storage engines for Node -- SQLite3-Lightweight in-process SQL engine -- Installation -- Implementing the Notes application with SQLite3 -- Database abstraction module-notesdb-sqlite3.js -- Initializing the database-setup.js -- Display notes on the console-show.js -- Putting together the Notes web application-app.js -- Notes application templates -- Running the SQLite3 Notes application -- Handling and debugging errors -- Using other SQL databases with Node -- Mongoose-Node interface to MongoDB -- Installing Mongoose -- Implementing the Notes application with Mongoose -- Database abstraction module-notesdb-mongoose.js -- Initializing the database-setup.js -- Display notes on the console-show.js -- Putting it together in an application-app.js -- Other MongoDB database support -- A quick look at authenticating your users -- Summary -- Index.