Easy API Design Using Express.js and Node.js (TypeScript)

Key Features

● Utilize TypeScript to build maintainable and scalable Node.js applications with type safety and modern JavaScript features.

● Implement Redis to enhance your API's performance through efficient caching strategies, reducing latency and server load.

● Master the techniques for writing and running thorough API tests using Mocha and Chai, ensuring your applications are reliable and bug-free.

Book Description

Embark on a transformative journey into the world of web development with the latest Node.js v20, Express.js frameworks and TypeScript. This comprehensive book empowers developers at all levels, from newcomers to seasoned professionals, by covering foundational to advanced topics through a single, cohesive example: a project management system.

Beginning with an exploration of fundamentals, the book swiftly progresses to delve into TypeScript, equipping readers with the tools to enhance their applications with strong typing and modern JavaScript features. Readers will master the art of building RESTful APIs using Express.js, ensuring adherence to industry best practices in API design.

The book dives into advanced topics like routing strategies, middleware implementation, MongoDB integration with Mongoose for efficient data management, and Redis for optimizing API performance through caching techniques. The final section of the book provides thorough guidance on asynchronous operations, Mocha and Chai testing strategies, AWS deployment, security practices, performance tuning, and real-world application scenarios, ensuring developers gain a holistic understanding of Node.js and Express.js development..

What you will learn

● Master the latest features of Node.js v20 and the powerful Express.js framework to build robust and scalable APIs.

● Gain expertise in using TypeScript to write clean, maintainable, and type-safe code for Node.js backend applications.

● Integrate Redis for efficient API caching and use message queues to enhance the performance and reliability of your applications.

● Develop RESTful APIs using design principles and architecture to create well-structured and efficient APIs that adhere to industry standards.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Node.js


2. Introduction to TypeScript


3. Overview of Express.js


4. Planning the App


5. REST API for User Module


6. REST API for Project and Task Modules


7. API Caching


8. Notification Module


9. Testing API


10. Building and Deploying Application


11. The Journey Ahead
    
    Index

About the Authors

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.

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.