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L26 - NodeJS 2

This document discusses NodeJS web application architecture and frameworks. It covers the client layer, server layer, business layer, and data layer of a NodeJS app. It then explains how to create a basic NodeJS web server, handling requests and responses. Finally, it provides an overview of the Express web framework in NodeJS, including using middleware, routing, and serving static files.

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L26 - NodeJS 2

This document discusses NodeJS web application architecture and frameworks. It covers the client layer, server layer, business layer, and data layer of a NodeJS app. It then explains how to create a basic NodeJS web server, handling requests and responses. Finally, it provides an overview of the Express web framework in NodeJS, including using middleware, routing, and serving static files.

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NodeJS 2

Webserver and Frameworks

COS216
AVINASH SINGH
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
NodeJS – Web App Architecture

 Client Layer
 Server Layer
 Business Layer
 Data Layer
NodeJS – Web App Architecture
NodeJS – Create a server

 Require the “http” module.


 Use the method “createServer” and a port to listen on.
var http = require('http’);
var fs = require('fs’);
var url = require('url’);
// Create a server
http.createServer( function (request, response) {
// webserver logic
}).listen(8081);
NodeJS – Create a server

 Now add some processing and logic


 Every webpage/request needs an HTTP status code, a server
needs to respond with this code so that the client/recipient knows
the status of the request.

 writeHead function takes the first parameter as the status code


and a second parameter as a JSON array for the MIME types.

 Example:
 response.writeHead(404, {'Content-Type': 'text/html’});
NodeJS – Create a server

 To write any data the “write” function is used from


the response object.
Example:
response.write(“Error: Could not find the file.”);

To send the response you use the “end” function.


Example:
response.end();
NodeJS – Create a server

Putting it all together


NodeJS – Create a client
NodeJS – Create Web Socket
NodeJS – Express Framework

 Middleware for HTTP requests


 Routing table
 Dynamic rendering and templates
NodeJS – Express Framework

 In order for Express to work you need to install it alongside some


other modules.
 npm install express --save
 npm install body-parser --save
 npm install cookie-parser --save
 npm install multer --save

body-parser − This is a node.js middleware for handling JSON, Raw, Text and URL encoded form data.
cookie-parser − Parse Cookie header and populate req.cookies with an object keyed by the cookie names.
multer − This is a node.js middleware for handling multipart/form-data.
NodeJS – Express Framework

 Express is a module, so in order to use it you need to


require it and initialize and create an object:
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
You will use the variable app for any express related
functions/logic
NodeJS – Express Framework

Creating a Express Server:


NodeJS – Express Framework

 Example of a HTTP Request and Response in Express:


NodeJS – Express Framework

 Extracting information from a GET request:


NodeJS – Express Framework

 Extracting information from a POST request:


NodeJS – Express Static Files

 What happens if you want to serve JS, CSS, Images in Express?


 Express comes with this feature where you specify the folder
for the static content that you want served.
 The “use” function of express is used to load other supported
modules/libraries into express.

 Example of serving static files:


app.use(express.static('public’)); // where “public” is a folder with
content inside
NodeJS – Express Static Files

 Example of serving a file:


NodeJS – Express Cookie
Management

 For this you would need to require “cookie-parser”

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