Questions tagged [node.js]
Node.js is an event-based, asynchronous I/O framework that uses Google's V8 JavaScript engine.
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How should I handle routine health checks in a Node.js/Nest.js application?
I have a Nest.js application, and lately I've been thinking about how I can ensure that data is synchronized between two sources - my database and an external database.
For example - and to my ...
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How to design a plugin architecture in Node.js?
I have a Node.js application and I want users to be able to develop custom plugins. I have multiple ideas and I am unsure how good they are. I need some tips from more experienced developers.
My first ...
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Is a SPA still a SPA if SSR is used?
I’m developing a system with separate front-end and back-end components:
The back-end is already implemented with Node.js and Express, exposing REST APIs.
The front-end must be a private SPA, ...
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Should I instantiate controllers in route modules or use static methods?
I’m building a modular REST API using Node.js + Express + TypeScript.
My controllers are defined as classes. In my route files, I currently create a new controller instance, like this:
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Understanding Front End vs Back End Javascript?
I've been noticing lately, as I've played around with Javascript, HTML5, and Node.js for the first time, that Javascript seems to be a language that is used very differently (and with different syntax)...
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Storing 100k keys for bulk retrieval from Azure
We're setting up a device-to-cloud channel using TLS-PSK (Pre-Shared Key), where each device uses a unique key to encrypt communications.
Each key is known only to the individual device that uses it ...
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Should you use nested routes within NestJS for a "RESTfull" API
Here is an Example API for managing companies, employees, and their children. My entity relationships are as follows:
company -1:n-> employees -1:n-> children
I’ve structured the API routes ...
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Is this too much for a modular monolith system? [closed]
A little background before I ask my questions. I've designed a system as an architect based on the requirements given to me by the client. The client has a team or two to three developers which are ...
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How to ease the pain of lack of diffs when using database migrations?
The pain that I've often felt when creating database migration files, is best described in this Speakerdeck: Sane Database Change Management with Sqitch.
Paste entire function to new "up" script
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Is it a good idea to wrap node.js package functions in a micro-service architecture?
Our development team works with a micro-service node.js architecture. This means we work with a very large amount of repositories that currently each take care of their own dependencies.
To avoid ...
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Where to handle Validation Errors in Business logic layer?
I'm currently designing a multi-layered application and am trying to figure out the best practice for error handling within the Business Logic Layer (BLL).
Should I handle errors directly within the ...
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Node.js error handling through each layer
I am looking for a way to handle errors in a Node.js application without getting lots of log entries for the same error event, one from each each affected layer.
This might actually apply to any ...
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Edge Case For Cookie Based Token Management
I have a React frontend and a Nodejs backend that uses authentication via an OIDC service provider. After a user goes through the SSO authentication flow I store the token (containing a refresh token ...
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Best practices for Docker image node version and .nvmrc
If I'm building microservices using Node on Docker images - it's necessary to keep an idea of what version of Node I'm using.
The idea is - I'm going to be running Node locally in development - and ...
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Designing a Feed and Notification system in MongoDB
I'm developing a NodeJS API that will be consumed, for now, by an Android app.
I need 2 important things here: a News Feed and a Notification system. And I need it to be scalable.
I'm using ...
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