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Node.js Design Patterns - Third Edition
Node.js Design Patterns - Third Edition

Node.js Design Patterns: Design and implement production-grade Node.js applications using proven patterns and techniques, Third Edition

By Mario Casciaro , Luciano Mammino
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Node.js Design Patterns - Third Edition

The Node.js Platform

Some principles and design patterns literally define the developer experience with the Node.js platform and its ecosystem. The most peculiar one is probably its asynchronous nature, which makes heavy use of asynchronous constructs such as callbacks and promises. In this introductory chapter, we will explore where Node.js gets its asynchronous behavior from. This is not just good-to-know theoretical information: knowing how Node.js works at its core will give you a strong foundation for understanding the reasoning behind more complex topics and patterns that we will cover later in the book.

Another important aspect that characterizes Node.js is its philosophy. Approaching Node.js is, in fact, far more than simply learning a new technology: it's also embracing a culture and a community. You will see how this greatly influences the way we design our applications and components, and the way they interact with those created by the community...

The Node.js philosophy

Every programming platform has its own philosophy, a set of principles and guidelines that are generally accepted by the community, or an ideology for doing things that influence both the evolution of the platform and how applications are developed and designed. Some of these principles arise from the technology itself, some of them are enabled by its ecosystem, some are just trends in the community, and others are evolutions of ideologies borrowed from other platforms. In Node.js, some of these principles come directly from its creator—Ryan Dahl—while others come from the people who contribute to the core or from charismatic figures in the community, and, finally, some are inherited from the larger JavaScript movement.

None of these rules are imposed and they should always be applied with common sense; however, they can prove to be tremendously useful when we are looking for a source of inspiration while designing our software.

...

How Node.js works

In this section, you will gain an understanding of how Node.js works internally and be introduced to the reactor pattern, which is the heart of the asynchronous nature of Node.js. We will go through the main concepts behind the pattern, such as the single-threaded architecture and the non-blocking I/O, and you will see how this creates the foundation for the entire Node.js platform.

I/O is slow

I/O (short for input/output) is definitely the slowest among the fundamental operations of a computer. Accessing the RAM is in the order of nanoseconds (10E-9 seconds), while accessing data on the disk or the network is in the order of milliseconds (10E-3 seconds). The same applies to the bandwidth. RAM has a transfer rate consistently in the order of GB/s, while the disk or network varies from MB/s to optimistically GB/s. I/O is usually not expensive in terms of CPU, but it adds a delay between the moment the request is sent to the device and the moment...

JavaScript in Node.js

One important consequence of the architecture we have just analyzed is that the JavaScript we use in Node.js is somewhat different from the JavaScript we use in the browser.

The most obvious difference is that in Node.js we don't have a DOM and we don't have a window or a document. On the other hand, Node.js has access to a set of services offered by the underlying operating system that are not available in the browser. In fact, the browser has to implement a set of safety measures to make sure that the underlying system is not compromised by a rogue web application. The browser provides a higher-level abstraction over the operating system resources, which makes it easier to control and contain the code that runs in it, which will also inevitably limit its capabilities. In turn, in Node.js we can virtually have access to all the services exposed by the operating system.

In this overview, we'll take a look at some key...

Summary

In this chapter, you have seen how the Node.js platform is built upon a few important principles that shape both its internal architecture and the code we write. You have learned that Node.js has a minimal core, and that embracing the "Node way" means writing modules that are smaller, simpler, and that expose only the minimum functionality necessary.

Next, you discovered the reactor pattern, which is the pulsating heart of Node.js, and dissected the internal architecture of the platform runtime to reveal its three pillars: V8, libuv, and the core JavaScript library.

Finally, we analyzed some of the main characteristics of using JavaScript in Node.js compared to the browser.

Besides the obvious technical advantages enabled by its internal architecture, Node.js is attracting so much interest because of the principles you have just discovered and the community orbiting around it. For many, grasping the essence of this world feels like returning to the...

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Key benefits

  • Learn how to create solid server-side applications by leveraging the full power of Node.js
  • Understand how Node.js works and learn how to take full advantage of its core components as well as the solutions offered by its ecosystem
  • Avoid common mistakes and use proven patterns to create production grade Node.js applications

Description

In this book, we will show you how to implement a series of best practices and design patterns to help you create efficient and robust Node.js applications with ease. We kick off by exploring the basics of Node.js, analyzing its asynchronous event driven architecture and its fundamental design patterns. We then show you how to build asynchronous control flow patterns with callbacks, promises and async/await. Next, we dive into Node.js streams, unveiling their power and showing you how to use them at their full capacity. Following streams is an analysis of different creational, structural, and behavioral design patterns that take full advantage of JavaScript and Node.js. Lastly, the book dives into more advanced concepts such as Universal JavaScript, scalability and messaging patterns to help you build enterprise-grade distributed applications. Throughout the book, you’ll see Node.js in action with the help of several real-life examples leveraging technologies such as LevelDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, and many others. They will be used to demonstrate a pattern or technique, but they will also give you a great introduction to the Node.js ecosystem and its set of solutions.

What you will learn

Become comfortable with writing asynchronous code by leveraging callbacks, promises, and the async/await syntax Leverage Node.js streams to create data-driven asynchronous processing pipelines Implement well-known software design patterns to create production grade applications Share code between Node.js and the browser and take advantage of full-stack JavaScript Build and scale microservices and distributed systems powered by Node.js Use Node.js in conjunction with other powerful technologies such as Redis, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, and LevelDB

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16 Chapters
Preface Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. The Node.js Platform Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. The Module System Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Callbacks and Events Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Asynchronous Control Flow Patterns with Callbacks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Asynchronous Control Flow Patterns with Promises and Async/Await Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Coding with Streams Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Creational Design Patterns Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Structural Design Patterns Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Behavioral Design Patterns Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Universal JavaScript for Web Applications Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
11. Advanced Recipes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
12. Scalability and Architectural Patterns Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
13. Messaging and Integration Patterns Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
14. Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
15. Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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