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JavaScript from Frontend to Backend

You're reading from   JavaScript from Frontend to Backend Learn full stack JavaScript development using the MEVN stack with quick and easy steps

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801070317
Length 336 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Eric Sarrion Eric Sarrion
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: JavaScript Syntax
2. Chapter 1: Exploring the Core Concepts of JavaScript FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Exploring the Advanced Concepts of JavaScript 4. Part 2: JavaScript on the Client-Side
5. Chapter 3: Getting Started with Vue.js 6. Chapter 4: Advanced Concepts of Vue.js 7. Chapter 5: Managing a List with Vue.js 8. Part 3: JavaScript on the Server-Side
9. Chapter 6: Creating and Using Node.js Modules 10. Chapter 7: Using Express with Node.js 11. Chapter 8: Using MongoDB with Node.js 12. Chapter 9: Integrating Vue.js with Node.js 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Using routes with Express

Routes indicate the processing to be performed based on the requested URL. Compared to what we wrote when using the http module of Node.js with the createServer(callback) method, this consists of writing the content of the callback(req, res) function according to the req request received.

The routes are described in the app.js file, which is the main file created by Express. Let’s examine its content.

The initial content of the app.js file

To understand how routes work in Express, open the app.js file located in the main application directory, and you will see the content of this file, like this:

app.js file

var createError = require('http-errors');
var express = require('express');
var path = require('path');
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var logger = require('morgan');
var indexRouter = require('./routes/index');
var usersRouter = require('./routes/users&apos...
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