Node.js, MongoDB, and AngularJS Web Development

Brad Dayley is a senior software engineer with more than 20 years of experience developing enterprise applications and web interfaces. He has used JavaScript and jQuery for years and is the author of jQuery and JavaScript Phrasebook and Teach Yourself jQuery and JavaScript in 24 Hours. He has designed and implemented a wide array of applications and services, from application servers to complex Web 2.0 interfaces. He is also the author of Python Developer's Phrasebook and Teach Yourself Django in 24 Hours.

Introduction

Part I: Getting Started

1 Introducing the Node.js-to-AngularJS Stack

Understanding the Basic Web Development Framework

Understanding the Node.js-to-AngularJS Stack Components

2 JavaScript Primer

Defining Variables

Understanding JavaScript Data Types

Using Operators

Implementing Looping

Creating Functions

Understanding Variable Scope

Using JavaScript Objects

Manipulating Strings

Working with Arrays

Adding Error Handling

Part II: Learning Node.js

3 Getting Started with Node.js

Understanding Node.js

Installing Node.js

Working with Node.js Packages

Creating a Node.js Application

Writing Data to the Console

4 Using Events, Listeners, Timers, and Callbacks in Node.js

Understanding the Node.js Event Model

Adding Work to the Event Queue

Implementing Callbacks

5 Handling Data I/O in Node.js

Working with JSON

Using the Buffer Module to Buffer Data

Using the Stream Module to Stream Data

Compressing and Decompressing Data with Zlib

6 Accessing the File System from Node.js

Synchronous Versus Asynchronous File System Calls

Opening and Closing Files

Writing Files

Reading Files

Other File System Tasks

7 Implementing HTTP Services in Node.js

Processing URLs

Processing Query Strings and Form Parameters

Understanding Request, Response, and Server Objects

Implementing HTTP Clients and Servers in Node.js

Implementing HTTPS Servers and Clients

8 Implementing Socket Services in Node.js

Understanding Network Sockets

Understanding TCP Server and Socket Objects

Implementing TCP Socket Servers and Clients

Implementing TLS Servers and Clients

9 Scaling Applications Using Multiple Processors in Node.js

Understanding the process Module

Implementing Child Processes

Implementing Process Clusters

10 Using Additional Node.js Modules

Using the os Module

Using the util Module

Part III: Learning MongoDB

11 Understanding NoSQL and MongoDB

Why NoSQL?

Understanding MongoDB

MongoDB Data Types

Planning Your Data Model

12 Getting Started with MongoDB

Building the MongoDB Environment

Administering User Accounts

Configuring Access Control

Administering Databases

Managing Collections

13 Getting Started with MongoDB and Node.js

Adding the MongoDB Driver to Node.js

Connecting to MongoDB from Node.js

Understanding the Objects Used in the MongoDB Node.js Driver

Accessing and Manipulating Databases

Accessing and Manipulating Collections

14 Manipulating ...