snodgrass23/sxsw-2106-node-workshop

Demo application for SXSW 2016 workshop on Node.js

#SWSX 2016 Node Workshop Project Files

This app has several modules that demonstrate different aspects of building a Node app.

Workshop Details

Workshop Outline (headers are tags in repo)

v1.0

• build barebones app.js
  • #!/usr/bin/env node
  • console.log("Hello World")
• run hello world app
  • node app.js

v1.1

• move helloWorld app into services
  • rename to index.js for easier require statements
• update base app.js to now run services
  • brief interlude on scope
  • how the let variable declaration in the for loop is different
• again run node app
  • this time the hello world app is running on it’s own
  • the new Hello World service could also be run independently
    • cd services/helloWorld && node index.js

v1.2

• create new basicWeb service
• build a base app package.json
  • npm init —yes
• build a basicWeb package.json
  • cd services/basicWeb && npm init --yes
  • add “main” property so that we can specify the app’s entry point
    • "main": "./app.js",
• install express in basicWeb
  • npm install express --save --save-exact
• create app.js for new service, add to main prop in package.js

v1.3

• add more features to basicWeb service
• express config and middleware
  • stylus, jade, static files
• views with global layout
• basic model using static data, promises
• use require for json data file
• discuss shared scope with the static data

v1.4

• add passport.js integration for local auth
  • install passport and passport-local
    • https://github.com/jaredhanson/passport
  • build very basic view for logging in based on http-basic-example
• unit tests

v1.5

• refactor file organization a bit
• use mongoose instead of static data for models
• update views, routes, etc for register
• update tests for handling async mongoose calls in tests

v1.6

• create worker service that pulls jobs from rabbit
• add cluster to web service
• add redis sessions

v1.7

• Setup Heroku settings for deploy
  • Procfile
• show quick install button setup
  • app.json