Full Stack JavaScript Development With MEAN

Full Stack JavaScript Development with MEAN
Table of Contents
Preface
	Who Should Read This Book
	Conventions Used
		Code Samples
		Tips, Notes, and Warnings
	Supplementary Materials
	Want to Take Your Learning Further?
Introduction
	The Rise of Full-stack JavaScript
		Node.js
		The Node.js Ecosystem
		MongoDB
		AngularJS
	Summary
Node.js Introduction
	Familiarity with JavaScript
	The Problem with I/O
		An Example Web Server
		Stepping Around the I/O Problem
			Example Web Server Revisited
		Real World Data
	Your First Node.js Server
		Installing Node.js
		REPL
		Writing the Server
		Our Server in Action
	Summary
Modules and npm
	npm
		npm install
			Global versus Local Installations
			Global Installation Setup
		npm search
	package.json
	The node_modules Folder
		Module Dependencies
	require()
		Other Uses for require
	Writing a Module
		Module Functionality
		Caching
		npm link
			npm link Step 1
			npm link Step 2
	Summary
Node’s Programming Model
	The Event Loop
		The Illusion of Concurrency
	Asynchronous Coding
	Callback Functions
		Calling Conventions
		Exception Handling
		Callback Hell
	Event Emitters
		Extending EventEmitter
	Listening for Events
	Exception Handling
		The uncaughtException Event
	Promises
		Promise Chaining
	Summary
Core Modules
	Command Line Arguments
	Working with the File System
		__filename and __dirname
	The Current Working Directory
		Reading Files
		Writing Files
	Streams
		Readable Streams
			Readable File Streams
		Writable Streams
			Handling Back Pressure
			Writable File Streams
		The Standard Streams
	Web Programming
		Creating a Server
		Routes
		Accessing Request Headers
	Summary
Building the Node Server
	Server Plan
	Structuring the Application
	Getting Started
	Routing
	Database Module
	Querying the Database
	Response Generator
	Putting It Back Together
	Summary
MongoDB Introduction
	NoSQL Databases
	History of MongoDB
	Installing MongoDB Locally
	Cloud Hosting
		Heroku Integration
	The MongoDB Shell
		Inserting New Data
		Retrieving Data
			Limiting the Size of the Result Set
		Updating Data
		Deleting Data
		Deleting Collections
		Deleting Databases
	Summary
Interacting with MongoDB Using Mongoose
	Mongoose Node Module
		Schemas
			Mixed Schema Type
			ObjectID Schema Type
		Example Mongoose Schema
		Mongoose Models
		Creating More Documents
		Simple Queries
		Updating
	Summary
Using MongoDB and Mongoose in Our Sample App
	Adding Mongoose Models
		The Employee Model
		The Team Model
	Populating the Database
	Accessing the Database
	Summary
Alternatives to Mongo
	Relational Databases and SQL
	The mysql Module
	Connecting to a Database
		Connection Pooling
	Closing Connections
	Executing Queries
	Summary
Introduction to Express
	The Building Blocks of Express
		Router
			Route Lookup
			Static Files
		Middleware
			Middleware Breakdown
		Routes
			Optional Parameters
			Other Route Options
	Putting It Together
	Generating an Express App
		Jade
	Summary
Architecture of an Express Application
	Starting the Server
	app.js
		app.use
		cookieParser
		Static Files Revisited
		Error Handling
			Error Handling in Practice
		app.set
	Router Object
		Using the Router Object
	Exercise
		Simulating Database Interaction
		Generating the HTML
	Summary
Using Express in Our App
	Updates to package.json
	The npm start Script
	Defining Routes
		Employee Routes
		Team Routes
	Update index.js
	Summary
Alternative Server Frameworks
	hapi Overview
	Express Comparison
		Route Configuration
		Routing
		Built-in Capability
		Events
		Plugins
			Plugin Example
	Summary
AngularJS Overview
	Single-page Applications
		SPA Frameworks
	Model-View-Controller Architecture
	Getting Angular
		Building from Source
		Releases
	Angular \"Hello World\"
	Summary
Data Binding
	One-Way Data Binding
	Two-Way Data Binding
		A Simple Example
			Markup Explanation
			Summary
	Technical Overview
		$watch
		Digest Loop
	Simple Controllers
	Data Binding with Lists
	Summary
Angular Directives
	Overview
		An Example Using Common Directives
	Creating Directives
		An Example Custom Directive
	Summary
Controllers
	Syntax
	Dependencies
	Expanding on Our Example
		Express Integration
		JavaScript
		HTML
	Simple Service
		Using EmployeeService
	Summary
Client-side Routing
	Getting Started with ngRoute
	Application Overview
	Code
		Router
			Routing Life Cycle Example
		Service and Controllers
		Views
		Putting It Together
	Summary
Angular in Our App
	The Home Page
		CSS and Image Files
	app.js
	Template Files
		Team and Employee Listing Views
		Individual Team View
		Individual Employee View
	Summary
Task Runners
	Introducing Gulp
	Setting Up Gulp
	Designing a Gulp File
		css Task
		javascript Task
		watch Task
	Summary
Debugging
	The debugger Statement
		Running Chrome’s Debugger
		Controlling the Debugger
		Modifying Variables
	Node’s Debugger
	node-inspector
		node-debug
	Summary
Testing
	Testing Node
		Defining Tests
			Asynchronous Tests
		skip() and only()
		Test Hooks
		Assertions
	Testing Angular
		Set Up
		Test Code Setup
		Controller Tests
		Running the Tests
		Next Steps
	Summary