Server CLI Examples and Tips

Node.JS Examples:

To help get you started, we've included some example basic Node.JS script examples that you can use with the Server CLI.

Github

There are examples in the Github repo, and you can find them in the "examples" folder:

https://github.com/blinkmobile/server-cli/tree/master/examples/directory

Here you'll find a basic "helloworld" script, plus a promise based script that simulates a longer server script execution time.

Download ZIP

If you prefer, you can download the examples here, directly:

Server CLI Node Examples.zip

Quick Javascript Tips and Suggestions:

Maintainability, Sustainability

When designing your Javascript code, for longer-term maintainability and sustainability, consider:

• Extract shared logic out into separate files, and use a module system so that you can require() as needed

• Keep credentials and other environment variables out of your code. See dotenv or similar approaches

• Consider keeping integration functions (e.g. network requests, libraries) separate from processing functions (e.g. transformations, data traversal) in order to make them easier to test

• Consider writing automated tests with one of the following test frameworks or similar: ava, jest, mocha, tape

Convenient HTTP Requests

Here are our favourite ways of making HTTP requests with JavaScript:

• Browser: fetch() (built-in)

• Node.js: node-fetch (like browsers' fetch())

• Both (isomorphic): got, request

Front-End

When writing your front-end Javascript for your app:

• Use hash-based routing in Cordova / webview apps, and consider using hash-based routing for web apps, too

External Resources:

• Node.js best practices from RisingStack

• Node.js best practices from Heroku

• Awesome list of JavaScript resources

• Awesome list of awesome lists