vim-ale/node

title, homepage, tagline, description

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Node.js	https://nodejs.org	Node.js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.	Node is great for simple, snappy HTTP(S) servers, and for stitching APIs together with minimal fuss or muss.

Hello World

node -e 'console.log("Hello, World!")'
> Hello, World!

A Simple Web Server

server.js:

var http = require('http');
var app = function (req, res) {
  res.end('Hello, World!');
};
http.createServer(app).listen(8080, function () {
  console.info('Listening on', this.address());
});

node server.js

An Express App

mkdir my-server
pushd my-server
npm init
npm install --save express

app.js:

'use strict';

var express = require('express');
var app = express();

app.use('/', function (req, res, next) {
  res.end("Hello, World!");
});

module.exports = app;</code></pre>

server.js:

'use strict';

var http = require('http');
var app = require('./app.js');

http.createServer(app).listen(8080, function () {
  console.info('Listening on', this.address());
});

npm start