The definitive Node.js handbook

The Node.js Handbook......Page 5 Introduction to Node......Page 6 A brief history of Node......Page 11 How to install Node......Page 14 How much JavaScript do you need to know to use Node?......Page 15 Differences between Node and the Browser......Page 17 v8......Page 19 Run Node.js scripts from the command line......Page 22 How to exit from a Node.js program......Page 23 How to read environment variables......Page 25 Node hosting options......Page 26 Use the Node REPL......Page 30 Pass arguments from the command line......Page 34 Output to the command line......Page 36 Accept input from the command line......Page 41 Expose functionality from a Node file using exports......Page 43 npm......Page 45 Where does npm install the packages......Page 49 How to use or execute a package installed using npm......Page 50 The package.json file......Page 53 The package-lock.json file......Page 64 Find the installed version of an npm package......Page 68 How to install an older version of an npm package......Page 70 How to update all the Node dependencies to their latest version......Page 72 Semantic versioning rules......Page 75 Uninstalling npm packages......Page 77 Global or local packages......Page 78 npm dependencies and devDependencies......Page 80 npx......Page 81 The event loop......Page 84 nextTick......Page 94 setImmediate......Page 95 Timers......Page 96 Callbacks......Page 100 Promises......Page 105 async/await......Page 111 The Node Event Emitter......Page 115 HTTP......Page 117 How HTTP Requests work......Page 124 Build an HTTP server......Page 130 Making HTTP requests......Page 132 Axios......Page 134 Websockets......Page 139 HTTPS, secure connections......Page 143 File descriptors......Page 145 File stats......Page 147 File paths......Page 149 Reading files......Page 151 Writing files......Page 152 Working with folders......Page 154 The fs module......Page 157 The path module......Page 160 The os module......Page 163 The events module......Page 168 The http module......Page 172 Streams......Page 178 Working with MySQL......Page 184 Difference between development and production......Page 188