Overview

If you have some programming experience and want to build a backend using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, this course is for you or your team.  In this 1.5 day course, you will learn how to create a server with Express including a RESTful API.  You will also learn how to store data in MongoDB and enforce the schema with Mongoose.  Finally, you will learn to test your application with jest and Cypress.

• Front-end Developers wanting to learn back-end coding

• Back-end Developers moving to Node.js, Express

• Full-stack developers moving to Node.js, Express

• A basic understanding of object-oriented or functional programming is expected.

• Software development experience is necessary, though it does not have to be with JavaScript.

• Before class starts, make sure you have the right tools installed. You will need a browser, an IDE, and Node 16. We recommend Chrome for your browser and VS Code as your IDE.

• In terms of Operating System, we recommend Mac, Linux, or Windows System for Linux (WSL) but using Windows without WSL is possible.

Build a Server with Express

• Create multiple endpoints

• Build a RESTful set of endpoints to create, delete, and update data

• Authentication with JSON Web Tokens

• Use middleware to check authentication and environment

• Send up to date data over Web Sockets 

 

Store Data with MongoDB

• Set up a MongoDB Database for storing data

• Enforce the schema with Mongoose in Node.js

• Read and write records

 

Testing

• Write unit tests for authentication middleware

• Write API tests with Cypress for the RESTful endpoints

• Validate authentication is required for an endpoint with API tests