Node.js for .NET Developers (Developer Reference)

**Build scalable, high-traffic websites and web applications with Node.js** For many .NET programmers, Node.js represents a new way to build high-traffic websites and applications. Now there’s a practical, concise introduction to Node.js specifically for Microsoft developers. David Gaynes guides you through the entire Node.js development process. Using Microsoft Visual Studio examples, he addresses everything from setting up servers and authorization through delivering rich CSS pages packed with graphics and data-driven content. Gaynes clearly explains Node.js’s async model, coding approach, request/response paradigm, site structure, data management, security, and more. This quick guide will help you apply your hard-won .NET skills to Node.js. **Expert guidance showing you how to:*** Choose, organize, and configure the tools you need to build Node.js solutions in Visual Studio * Apply JavaScript coding practices that help you avoid problems in Node.js * Work with callback functions and the Node.js asynchronous programming model * Set up a Node.js project and use what you know about MVVM and MVC patterns * Control the entire Node.js request/response life cycle * Establish site structure, routes, and access to static resources * Manage data through caching, forms, IO techniques, and file uploads * Integrate data from Microsoft SQL Server and other databases * Use Passport to integrate simple, flexible authentication Title Page 2 Copyright Page 3 Contents at a Glance 4 Table of Contents 5 Introduction 6 Who should read this book 6 This book might not be for you if... 6 Organization of this book 6 Conventions and features in this book 7 System requirements 7 Downloads: Code samples 7 Acknowledgments 8 Errata, updates,& book support 8 Free ebooks from Microsoft Press 8 We want to hear from you 8 Stay in touch 9 Chapter 1. Setup 10 Chapter 2. JavaScript and asynchronous code 19 Working with JavaScript 19 Object-Oriented JavaScript 24 Chapter 3. Coding Node.js 28 Using the MVVM pattern 28 Writing the code 29 Chapter 4. Rendering with Node.js 36 Before you start 36 Using real data 39 Adding images and styling 41 Chapter 5. Working with site data in Node.js 44 Data from URLs 44 Data from users 46 Chapter 6. Working with external data in Node.js 51 Chapter 7. Working with file data in Node.js 59 Chapter 8. External authentication in Node.js 64 Chapter 9. Putting it all together in Node.js 71 Sockets 76 Conclusion 77 Appendix. Common errors in Node.js 78 Index 79 Code Snippets 98