The convention when contributing to projects on version control platforms is that there is the main branch containing the functional codebase. Then, there are other branches in which several developers can work on copies of the main to either add a new feature, fix a bug, and so on. If there is any error, it can easily be traced and fixed before integrating the changes into the main branch. It can be time-consuming to go through every single line of code manually looking for errors or bugs — even for a small project. With the help of this tutorial, you can learn how to create a continuous integration workflow for your Node JS REST API by using GitHub Actions as well as how to report test coverage with Coveralls.
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In this article, Aleem Isiaka explains how you can deploy a basic NodeJS application to Heroku, automate and schedule a deployment to run at certain intervals of the day, and use other actions from the Github Actions community.
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You can get by in NodeJS without properly handling errors but due to the asynchronous nature of NodeJS, improper handling or errors can cause you pain soon enough. This article is for JavaScript and NodeJS developers who want to improve error-handling in their applications. Kelvin Omereshone explains the error class pattern and how to use it for a better, more efficient way of handling errors across your applications.
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Axios is a promise-based HTTP client that works in the browser and Node.js environment or, in simpler terms, it is a tool for making requests in client-side applications and Node.js environment. In this tutorial, Timi Omoyeni will learn how to make a request in our Nuxt.js applications using the Axios module. You will also learn how to use the ayncData and fetch methods to fetch data on the server-side using Axios and the differences between the two methods. Finally, you will learn how to add authentication to our application using the Auth module.
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Node.js is an interesting tool for web developers. With its high level of concurrency, it has become a leading candidate for people choosing tools to use in web development. In this article, we will learn about what makes up Node.js, give it a meaningful definition, understand how the internals of Node.js interact with one another, and explore the project repository for Node.js on GitHub.
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Reset password functionality is table stakes for any user-friendly application. It can also be a security nightmare. Using NodeJS and MySQL. Today, Darshan Somashekar demonstrates how to successfully create a secure reset password flow so you can avoid these pitfalls. Darshan will be using NodeJS and MySQL as the base components. If you’re writing using a different language, framework, or database, you can still benefit from following the general “Security Tips” outlined in each section.
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The blockchain technology is receiving a lot of attention because of its ability to enhance security in trustless environments, enforce decentralization, and make processes efficient. In this tutorial, Alfrick Opidi demonstrates how to create a simple cryptocurrency, called smashingCoin, using the concepts of JavaScript classes and Node.js. Give it a try — it’s simpler than you think!
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This is the final part of a series on how to create your own multiplayer text adventure engine. Today, Fernando Dolgio will focus on adding chat support to the text client from part 3. He’ll go through the basic design of a chat server using Node.js and socket.io, the basic interaction with the UI, and how we’ve integrated the chat code into the existing UI.
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This third part of the series will focus on adding a text-based client for the game engine that was created in part 2. Today, Fernando Doglio will explain basic architecture design, tool selection and code highlights by showing you how to create a text-based UI with the help of Node.js.
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Welcome to the second part of this series. The the first part, we covered the architecture of a Node.js-based platform and client application that will enable people to define and play their own text adventures as a group. This time around, Fernando Doglio will be covering the creation of one of the modules Fernando defined last time (the game engine) and will also be focusing on the design process in order to shed some light into what needs to happen before you start coding your own hobby projects.
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