NodeJS

Module Introduction

Learning Objectives

• Define what an API is used for

• Use npm to start a node server

• Explain what express is and what it is used for

• Use express to create an API that will accept a GET request that returns JSON

• Implement routing to return different resources depending on URL

• Implement query params to return different content (?query=ses)

• Define what each part of CRUD is and what it does

• Process a GET request using Express and Node to retrieve data from memory

• Process a POST request using Express and Node and store data in memory

• Process a DELETE request using Express and Node to remove data from memory

• Install a third party library using npm

• Introduce Express Middleware and why it is used.

• Implement Authentication using JSON web tokens or OAuth 2.0 Authentication framework.

Lessons

1 - Node and Express 101

2 - APIs in Node

3 - Workshop