RESTful Web API Design with Node.js

Design and implement comprehensive RESTful solutions in Node.js

RESTful Web API Design with Node.js

Valentin Bojinov
March 2015

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Design and implement comprehensive RESTful solutions in Node.js

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ISBN 139781783985869

Paperback152 pages

Book Description

In this era of cloud computing, every data provisioning solution is built in a scalable and fail-safe way. Thus, when building RESTful services, the right choice of the underlying platform is vital. Node.js, with its asynchronous, event-driven architecture, is just the right choice to build RESTful APIs.

This book will be your step-by-step guide in the RESTful world of Node.js. It starts with the implementation of a simple HTTP handler application and follows its evolution to a completed RESTful service solution, which introduces you to the best practices in developing RESTful services.

Chapter 1: REST – What You Didn't Know

A brief history of REST

The REST goals

Working with WADL

Taking advantage of the existing infrastructure

Summary

Chapter 2: Getting Started with Node.js

Installing Node.js

Installing the Express framework and other modules

Setting up a development environment

Handling HTTP requests

Modularizing code

Testing Node.js

Deploying an application

Self-test questions

Summary

Chapter 3: Building a Typical Web API

Specifying the API

Implementing routes

Testing the API

Content negotiation

Cross-origin resource sharing

API versioning

Self-test questions

Summary

Chapter 4: Using NoSQL Databases

Key/value store – LevelDB

Document store – MongoDB

Database modeling with Mongoose

Testing a NoSQL database solution

Content delivery network

Self-test questions

Summary

Chapter 5: Implementing a Full-fledged RESTful Service

Extensibility and versioning

Working with arbitrary data

Linking

Implementing paging and filtering

Caching

Discovering and exploring RESTful services

Self-test questions

Summary

Chapter 6: Keeping the Bad Guys Out

Authentication

Authorization

Transport Layer Security

Self-test questions

Summary

What You Will Learn

Learn about NoSQL data stores and integrate MongoDB in your Node.js application with Mongoose
Install, develop, and test your own Node.js user modules
Eliminate third-party dependencies in your tests with mocking
Comprehend the differences between an HTTP and RESTful application
Optimize RESTful service URI routing with best practices
Secure your services with NoSQL database integration within Node.js applications

Authors

Valentin Bojinov

Valentin Bojinov studied computer programming at the Technological School of Electronic Systems in Sofia, Bulgaria, a college within the Technical University of Sofia. He was introduced to programming there and realized that his career would be in research and development. He holds a BSc in telecommunication and information engineering. Then, his interest in data transmission grew, and he ventured into B2B (business-to-business) communication. He is currently pursuing his MSc in software development. Valentin is an expert in Java, SOAP, RESTful web services, and B2B integration.

A few years after he started his career as a .NET developer, he realized that B2B and SOA were his passion. He then moved to SAP, where he contributed to the development of the web services stack of the SAP JEE platform. He currently works as a senior Java developer for the Bulgarian branch of Seeburger AG, a leader in the B2B and MFT solutions market. There, he develops and maintains several B2B communication adapters, including web services and SAP adapters.

Chapter 1: REST – What You Didn't Know

A brief history of REST

The REST goals

Working with WADL

Taking advantage of the existing infrastructure

Summary

Chapter 2: Getting Started with Node.js

Installing Node.js

Installing the Express framework and other modules

Setting up a development environment

Handling HTTP requests

Modularizing code