- git - Optionally you may want to install a GUI Client.
- Node.js - The installer will also install npm.
- bower - After you have npm, simply run
npm install -g bower. - Apache Cordova - After you have npm, simply run
npm install -g cordova. - MongoDB - Optionally you may want install additional tools to, for example, view the contents of the database using a GUI.
- Text Editor or IDE: Sublime Text, Brackets, WebStorm, VIM, GNU Emacs or other.
The application inside will show a simple 'Hello World' Node.js application.
cd 1NodeHelloWorld/- Go into the main folder.node hello.js- Run the Node.js application.- Open your favorite web browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE) and visit: http://127.0.0.1:1337/.
The application inside will show a simple Web Server using Node.js.
cd 2NodeHTTP/- Go into the main folder.node rest.js- Run the Node.js application.- Open your favorite browser and visit: http://127.0.0.1:1338/api/contacts to see the Web API returning a list of contact objects. Visit any other URL (e.g. http://127.0.0.1:1338/) to see the 'Hello World' message.
The application inside will show a working REST API that returns contact objects (e.g. {name: 'carlos', age: 25}). It will also show a jQuery single page application that will show the contact objects, filter them and allow the end-user to add new contact objects.
cd 3NodeExpressMongojQuery- Go into the main folder.npm install- Install the right dependencies for the server (express and mongoose).cd 3NodeExpressMongojQuery/public/- Go into the public folder.bower install- Install the right dependencies for the client (jquery).cd ..- Go back to the main folder (3NodeExpressMongojQuery).mongod- Start the MongoDB daemon.- You may want to change the port from
80to something else inserver.js. Otherwise, you must run the next command withsudo. I will assume it will run on port80. [sudo] node server.js- Run the server.- If you have contacts in your database you should see them by visiting: http://localhost/api/contacts
- Visit the jQuery single page application here: http://localhost/.
This application is similar to the jQuery Single Page application above. However, this one uses a higher level framework that allows the code to be more structured using the Model View Controller pattern.
cd 4NodeExpressMongoAngular- Go into the main folder.npm install- Install the right dependencies for the server (express and mongoose).cd 4NodeExpressMongoAngular/public/- Go into the public folder.bower install- Install the right dependencies for the client (angular and bootstrap).cd ..- Go back to the main folder (4NodeExpressMongoAngular).mongod- Start the MongoDB daemon.- You may want to change the port from
80to something else inserver.js. Otherwise, you must run the next command withsudo. I will assume it will run on port80. [sudo] node server.js- Run the server.- Visit the Angular single page application here: http://localhost/.
This application uses the Node.js + Express REST API we have been using get get the contact objects to the client. These contact objects are still being saved using MongoDB. Angular is still used to provide structure to our application. The difference is this application is packaged as a mobile application. You could submit it to one of the Mobile Application Stores (Apple's App Store, Google Play, etc).
cd 4NodeExpressMongoAngular- Go into the main folder.- Make sure
www/scripts/app.js(line 38) is pointing to your local IP address (not'localhost'). cd wwwwandbower install- Install the right dependencies for the client (angular and bootstrap).cordova emulate ioswill open the application in the iOS simulator. You must be running on a Mac and have Xcode installed.cordova emulate androidwill open the application in the Android emulator. You must have theANDROID_SDKin your path, get it here. If you have issues getting geolocation information on android, it could be an issue with cordova.