#deployment #node #javascript #tooling #netlify #dokkuDeployment options: Netlify + Dokku on DigitalOcean or Hetzner Cloud vs now.sh, GitHub Pages, Heroku and AWSSettling on a Netlify + Dokku on DigitalOcean (for US) or Hetzner Cloud (for EU) deployment stack for JavaScript and Node. Over the last few years I’ve never quite settled on a goto deployment strategy for my apps and projects. Technology-wise it has settled towards Vue or stati ...
#node #ava #Testing #javascriptJavaScript Object.defineProperty for a function: create mock object instances in Jest or AVAThis post goes through how to use Object.defineProperty to mock how constructors create methods, ie. non-enumerable properties that are functions. The gist of Object.defineProperty use with a function value boils down to: const obj = {} Object.defineProperty(obj, 'yes', { ...
#Express #node #jest #Testing #javascriptA testing guide for Express with request and response mocking/stubbing using Jest or sinonTo test an Express handler, it’s useful to know how to successfully mock/stub the request and response objects. The following examples will be written both using Jest and sinon (running in AVA). The rationale for this is the following. Jest is a very popular “all-in-one” testing ...
#Express #node #javascript #deploymentNode.js configuration management without config or dotenvThe config npm package is great (npmjs.com/package/config), but it encourages confusing and non-12-factor-app-compliant patterns. We’ll look at some of the patterns it encourages and why they’ll bring you struggles down the road as well a simple, single-file, no-dependency way to ...
#javascript #nodeAsync JavaScript: history, patterns and gotchasA look at the history, patterns and gotchas of asynchronous operations in JavaScript. We’ll go through the pros and cons of callbacks, Promises and async/await. Present some pitfalls to bear in mind as well as introducing how you would deal with certain situations. Live-cod ...
#Sequelize #Express #javascript #nodeSequelize Data Types: a practical guideDataTypes are core to the Sequelize 4 library. This is a practical and complete guide to make up for the sparse Sequelize official documentation on the subject. First of all, DataTypes contains both the types and generators for default values: eg. NOW, UUIDV1 and UUIDV4 are speci ...
#javascript #vuejs #nodePost Frequency: from prototype to production with Vue + NodeIf you want to ship, use the tools you know. — A lot of people Let’s apply that principle: I’m building Post Frequency/Accountable Blogging, I’m familiar with Vue and Node-based backends. Netlify makes frontend deployments trivial and I’ve settled on Dokku for ...
#node #javascript #meta #gitA simple JavaScript/Node coding setup on Mac OS XHere’s how I get productive for JavaScript/Node on Mac OS. It includes iTerm2, zsh, Node, Visual Studio Code and some git commands. ...
#node #sequelize #git #cli #javascriptProgress and roadblocks: a journey into open-sourceEnhancing generators for ES6 in the Sequelize CLI This is the story of my discovery of ES6-class style model definitions with Sequelize (see Using ES6 classes for Sequelize 4 models). The realisation that the current Sequelize CLI model generator didn’t support it (as is e ...
#micro #node #javascript #es6 #architectureSimple, but not too simple: how using Zeit’s `micro` improves your Node applicationsLeave the Express comfort zone to expand how you think about Node application architecture. tl;dr using a function composition model for building HTTP servers is awesome Functions as a Service are great but have some drawbacks micro has a similar, simple API to FaaS but doesn&rs ...
