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Node.js By Example

You're reading from   Node.js By Example Learn to use Node.js by creating a fully functional social network

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781784395711
Length 220 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Node.js Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER 2. Architecting the Project 3. Managing Assets 4. Developing the Model-View-Controller Layers 5. Managing Users 6. Adding Friendship Capabilities 7. Posting Content 8. Creating Pages and Events 9. Tagging, Sharing, and Liking 10. Adding Real-time Chat 11. Testing the User Interface Index

Adding a form to create pages


Every user in our social network should be able to browse and create pages. This is a completely new functionality. So, we will need a new route and controller.

  1. Let's start by updating frontend/js/app.js, as follows:

    .add('pages', function() {
      if(userModel.isLogged()) {
        var p = new Pages();
        showPage(p);
      } else {
        Router.navigate('login');
      }    
    })
    .add(function() {
      Router.navigate('home');
    })
  2. Just above the default handler, we will register a route that creates an instance of a new controller called Pages. We will make sure that the visitor is logged in before seeing the page. In the same file, at the top, we will add var Pages = require('./controllers/Pages');.

  3. Let's dive into the controllers/Page.js file and see how you can bootstrap the controller:

    module.exports = Ractive.extend({
      template: require('../../tpl/pages'),
      components: {
        navigation: require('../views/Navigation'),
        appfooter: require('../views/Footer')
      },
      data: { ...
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