- About This eBook
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Developer’s Library
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services
- Introduction
- Who Should Read This Book
- Why You Should Read This Book
- What You Will Learn from This Book
- What Is Node.js?
- What Is MongoDB?
- What Is AngularJS?
- How This Book Is Organized
- Getting the Code Examples
- A Final Word
- 1. Introducing the Node.js-to-AngularJS Stack
- 2. JavaScript Primer
- II: Learning Node.js
- 3. Getting Started with Node.js
- 4. Using Events, Listeners, Timers, and Callbacks in Node.js
- 5. Handling Data I/O in Node.js
- 6. Accessing the File System from Node.js
- 7. Implementing HTTP Services in Node.js
- 8. Implementing Socket Services in Node.js
- Implementing TLS Servers and Clients
- Summary
- Up Next
- Understanding the process Module
- Implementing Child Processes
- Using the cluster Module
- Understanding the Worker Object
- Implementing an HTTP Cluster
- Summary
- Up Next
- 10. Using Additional Node.js Modules
- III: Learning MongoDB
- 11. Understanding NoSQL and MongoDB
- Why NoSQL?
- Understanding MongoDB
- MongoDB Data Types
- Planning Your Data Model
- Normalizing Data with Document References
- Denormalizing Data with Embedded Documents
- Using Capped Collections
- Understanding Atomic Write Operations
- Considering Document Growth
- Identifying Indexing, Sharding, and Replication Opportunities
- Large Collections Versus Large Numbers of Collections
- Deciding on Data Life Cycles
- Considering Data Usability and Performance
- Up Next
- 12. Getting Started with MongoDB
- Adding the MongoDB Driver to Node.js
- Connecting to MongoDB from Node.js
- Understanding the Db Object
- Understanding the Admin Object
- Understanding the Collection Object
- Understanding the Cursor Object
- 11. Understanding NoSQL and MongoDB
- Accessing and Manipulating Databases
- Accessing and Manipulating Collections
- Summary
- Up Next
- 14. Manipulating MongoDB Documents from Node.js
- Understanding Database Change Options
- Understanding Database Update Operators
- Adding Documents to a Collection
- Updating Documents in a Collection
- Atomically Modifying Documents in a Collection
- Saving Documents in a Collection
- Using upsert to Insert Documents in a Collection
- Deleting Documents from a Collection
- Removing a Single Document from a Collection
- Summary
- 15. Accessing MongoDB Documents from Node.js
- 16. Using Mongoose for Structured Schema and Validation
- Understanding Mongoose
- Defining a Schema
- Compiling a Model
- Understanding the Query Object
- Understanding the Document Object
- Finding Documents by Using Mongoose
- Adding Documents by Using Mongoose
- Updating Documents by Using Mongoose
- Removing Documents by Using Mongoose
- Aggregating Documents by Using Mongoose
- Using the Validation Framework
- Implementing Middleware Functions
- Summary
- Up Next
- 17. Advanced MongoDB Concepts
- IV: Using Express to Make Life Easier
- 19. Implementing Express Middleware
- V: Learning AngularJS
- 20. Getting Started with AngularJS
- Why AngularJS?
- Understanding AngularJS
- An Overview of the AngularJS Life Cycle
- Integrating AngularJS with Existing JavaScript and jQuery
- Adding AngularJS to the Node.js Environment
- Bootstrapping AngularJS in an HTML Document
- Using the Global APIs
- Creating a Basic AngularJS Application
- Summary
- Up Next
- 21. Understanding AngularJS Modules and Dependency Injection
- 22. Implementing the Scope as a Data Model
- 23. Using AngularJS Templates to Create Views
- 24. Implementing Directives in AngularJS Views
- 25. Implementing AngularJS Services in Web Applications
- 20. Getting Started with AngularJS
- VI: Building Practical Web Application Components
- Libraries Used
- Project Directory Structure
- Defining the User Model
- Creating the Server
- Implementing Routes
- Implementing the User Signup Route
- Implementing the User Login Route
- Implementing the Get User Profile Route
- Implementing the Update User Route
- Implementing the Delete User Route
- Full User Controller Code
- Implementing the User and Authentication Views
- Implementing the AngularJS Module and Controller
- Using Social Media Accounts as Authentication Sources
- Summary
- Up Next
- 27. Adding Comment Threads to Pages
- Libraries Used
- Defining the Comment, Reply, Photo, and Page Models
- Creating the Comments Server
- Implementing Routes to Support Viewing and Adding Comments
- Implementing the Model-Based Controller Routes
- Implementing Photo and Comment Views
- Implementing the AngularJS Module and Controller to Support Comment Views
- Initializing the Application
- Summary
- Up Next
- 28. Creating Your Own Shopping Cart
- Project Description
- Libraries Used
- Project Directory Structure
- Defining the Customer, Product, and Orders Models
- Creating the Shopping Cart Server
- Implementing Routes to Support Product, Cart, and Order Requests
- Implementing the Model-Based Controller Routes
- Implementing Shopping Cart and Checkout Views
- Implementing the AngularJS Module and Controller to Support Shopping Cart Views
- Initializing the Application
- Summary
- Up Next
- 29. Building Interactive Web 2.0 Application Components
- Project Description
- Libraries Used
- Project Directory Structure
- Defining the Project Model
- Creating the Application Server
- Implementing Routes to Support the Views
- Implementing a Tabbed View
- Creating the Backend Weather Service
- Defining the Weather AngularJS Controller
- Defining the Weather AngularJS View
- Styling the Weather View
- Implementing Draggable Elements
- Implementing Dynamic Data Access
- Initializing the Application
- Summary
- Index
Summary
In this chapter, you looked at some of the ways to implement interactive Web 2.0 components in a web application. The tabbed view example shows one way to allow users to switch between unrelated views without having to navigate away from the page they are on. The weather example shows you how you can implement backend services to support views with data from external sources.
The draggable view illustrates the web components you can extend with behavior that is not native to the browser, providing more of an application experience. The tables view provides an example of allowing the user to dynamically modify the data in a view by setting parameters used to query the MongoDB database.
As you have seen in the exercises in these past few chapters, Node.js, MongoDB, Express, and AngularJS provide an extremely powerful and yet easy-to-use web application stack from the server up to the client.
You started your journey learning about how Node.js can be used for all things server-side, including server-side scripts, communication with external services and databases, as well as the webserver itself. Then you got a chance to learn how to incorporate MongoDB as the data store for your applications and access it directly from Node.js using the Mongoose library. Next you learned how to utilize the power of Express to build out robust webserver features very rapidly.
With the server-side stuff learned, you then moved onto using AngularJS as the framework for your client applications. You learned how AngularJS allows you to create and build custom HTML elements that fit the exact needs of your applications and how to implement services to provide the communication to and from your applications.
One of the best aspects that you should have noticed is that the entire stack uses the JavaScript language. That means that you can use the same JavaScript objects in JavaScript format in the client, server, and stored in the database with no translation other than object to JSON and back. That also means that you can easily migrate your JavaScript code between the server and client with little or no changes.
Node.js, AngularJS, and MongoDB are some of the most exciting technologies available today. They are simple to use and to integrate with each other and provide robust features that allow you to build enterprise-ready websites and applications. I hope you have enjoyed this book and love these technologies as much as I do.
Thanks and enjoy.
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