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Easy API Design Using Express.js and Node.js (TypeScript)
Key Features● Step-by-step instructions using TypeScript for efficient backend development on Node.js, enhancing code quality and maintainability.● Practical insights using Redis to implement efficient API caching methods, optimizing performance and scalability.● Provides practical examples of API testing using Mocha and Chai, ensuring robustness and reliability of the developed APIs.
Book DescriptionEmbark on a journey to become an expert in backend web development with this essential guide using Node.js v20, Express.js, Redis and TypeScript.
The book covers foundational to advanced topics through one comprehensive example: a project management system. It ensures learning and application of skills in API caching with Redis, API testing using Mocha and Chai, and deployment on AWS. This approach simplifies complex concepts and provides a practical learning trajectory.
With expert tips and best practices, you'll create user-friendly features like sign-ups and project trackers. Plus, you'll learn how to make your apps faster with caching and add cool features like notifications. Finally, you'll ace testing and deploying your apps like an expert.
What you will learn● Explore TypeScript's power and versatility for developing backend using Node and Express.● Learn effective strategies for planning and structuring your application to ensure scalability and maintainability.● Dive deep into building REST APIs for user management, project handling, and task tracking.● Explore the implementation of API caching to boost performance and efficiency.● Develop a notification module to enrich user interaction and experience within your application.● Master the art of thoroughly testing your APIs using industry-standard tools and methodologies.● Acquire skills and best practices for deploying your application, ensuring smooth operation in production environments.
Table of Contents1. Introduction to Node.js2. Introduction to TypeScript3. Overview of Express.js4. Planning the App5. REST API for User Module6. REST API for Project and Task Modules7. API Caching8. Notification Module9. Testing API10. Building and Deploying Application11. The Journey AheadIndex
About the AuthorsYamini Panchal holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Gujarat Technological University and has over 8 years of experience in the IT industry. She has worked on diverse domain-based web development applications, including IoT, Telecommunication, Healthcare, and Cloud Services.
Currently a Technical Lead at Azilen Technologies, she specializes in open-source development with a focus on Node.js, constructing server-side applications and APIs. She has expertise in both SQL and NoSQL databases.
Ravi Kumar Gupta is an accomplished author and open-source software evangelist with a strong technology background. He holds an MS in Software Systems from BITS Pilani and a B.Tech from LNMIIT, Jaipur.
Currently, he works as a Solution Architect at Orbiwise and contributes to the NoiseApp Team. Ravi excels in coding with Python, TypeScript, Node.js, and Java, enhancing OrbiWAN's performance and efficiency.
Yamini Panchal holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Gujarat Technological University and has over 8 years of experience in the IT industry. She has worked on diverse domain-based web development applications, including IoT, Telecommunication, Healthcare, and Cloud Services.
Currently a Technical Lead at Azilen Technologies, she specializes in open-source development with a focus on Node.js, constructing server-side applications and APIs. She has expertise in both SQL and NoSQL databases.
Yamini has contributed to robotics-based applications using Node.js, TypeScript, React.js, and AWS services, as well as developed a WebRTC-based application for audio-video conferencing. She excels in building scalable backend services with Node.js and leveraging AWS services in microservice architectures. She enjoys embracing new technologies, reading, writing, and fostering innovation.
Ravi Kumar Gupta is an accomplished author and open-source software evangelist with a strong technology background. He holds an MS in Software Systems from BITS Pilani and a B.Tech from LNMIIT, Jaipur.
Currently, he works as a Solution Architect at Orbiwise and contributes to the NoiseApp Team. Ravi excels in coding with Python, TypeScript, Node.js, and Java, enhancing OrbiWAN's performance and efficiency.
Previously, he served as a Solution Architect at Azilen and a lead consultant at CIGNEX Datamatics. At TCS, he was a core member of the open-source group, working on Liferay and other UI technologies. Throughout his career, he has built enterprise solutions using the latest technologies and open-source tools.
Ravi enjoys writing, learning, and discussing new technologies. His interest in search engines began with a college project on a crawler. He has co-authored books on Test- Driven JavaScript Development and Mastering Elastic Stack and writes for his blog at TechD of Computer World (http://techdc.blogspot.in). He has also been a Liferay trainer at TCS and CIGNEX and reviewed Learning Bootstrap for Packt Publishing.
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