Node.js and MongoDB – introduction

Course objectives

Getting to know node.js and programming interactive websites. Getting to know NoSQL databases (MongoDB), acquiring practical programming skills, performing queries and creating procedures.

Benefits

• Workshop participants will learn about:
  • npm – module installation and environment
  • Concepts for NoSQL, MongoDB and MongoDB Compass client databases,
  • Ability to install, create databases, collections and operations using MongoDB Compass,
  • Principles of creating functions and queries,
  • Principles of asynchronous operation on data,
  • Authentication, user roles and permission management in node.js,
  • Testing and error handling using Express
• Participants will acquire detailed knowledge allowing for:
  • Installation of own MongoDB server, creation of schemes, collections and queries, management,
  • Using node.js to create interactive websites. Basics of asychronic queries.

Training scope

• npm – introduction
• MongoDB
  • Relations in NoSQL databases
  • Installing MongoDB driver, creating, using and closing the database connection
  • CRUD
• TypeScript – recap
• Sessions and cookies
• Authentication
  • Route Protection, Ataki CSRF, CSRF Token
  • Protection against CSRF attacks (CSRF Protection), advanced techniques
• Async Await in node.js
• Websockets & Socket.io
• Asynchronic queries in JavaScript: Promises and Async/Await
• User roles i permissions
• Authorization and security
  • Good practices
  • Implementation of limits
  • Security HTTP Headers setting
  • Protection against data changes (Parameter Pollution)
  • Data Sanitization
• Rendering Server-Side vs. Client-Side
• Testing
• Error handling with the use of Express
• Practical exercises

Audience

All individuals starting work with node.js and NoSQL databases or striving to consolidate and expand their knowledge, members of project teams.