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Node & Express

Node.js is a server-side runtime environment for JavaScript, built on the V8 engine, enabling fast execution and asynchronous handling of requests. Express.js is a framework for Node.js that simplifies web application development, offering features like middleware support and easy route management. Together, they allow developers to create robust web servers and RESTful APIs efficiently.

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Node & Express

Node.js is a server-side runtime environment for JavaScript, built on the V8 engine, enabling fast execution and asynchronous handling of requests. Express.js is a framework for Node.js that simplifies web application development, offering features like middleware support and easy route management. Together, they allow developers to create robust web servers and RESTful APIs efficiently.

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[Link] is a runtime environment that lets you run JavaScript code on the server side.

It's
built on Google Chrome’s V8 engine, which makes it very fast. Instead of just running
JavaScript in the browser, you can use it to build web servers, APIs, scripts, and more.

●​ Asynchronous & Event-driven: Handles many requests without blocking.


●​ Fast Execution: Uses the powerful V8 engine.
●​ Single Programming Language: JavaScript on both frontend and backend.
●​ npm (Node Package Manager): Access to thousands of free packages.

// [Link]
const http = require('http');

// Create a server
const server = [Link]((req, res) => {
[Link](200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
[Link]('Hello from [Link] server!');
});

// Start the server on port 3000


[Link](3000, () => {
[Link]('Server running at [Link]
});

[Link] is a minimal and flexible [Link] web application framework that provides a robust
set of features to develop web and mobile applications.
Easy to set up routes and handle requests​

Middleware support (e.g., for parsing JSON, handling errors)


Works perfectly for building RESTful APIs
Simplifies complex tasks like handling POST data, sessions, etc.

Express Demo: Hello World API

Setup
Create a folder and navigate into it:​
​
bash​
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mkdir express-demo
cd express-demo

1.​

Initialize a [Link] project:​


​
bash​
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npm init -y

2.​

Install Express:​
​
bash​
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npm install express

3.​

Create [Link]
js
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// [Link]
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const PORT = 3000;

// Define a simple route


[Link]('/', (req, res) => {
[Link]('Hello from [Link]!');
});

// Start the server


[Link](PORT, () => {
[Link](`Server is running at [Link]
});
Run the App

In your terminal, run:

bash
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node [Link]

Then open your browser and go to:​


[Link]
You’ll see: "Hello from [Link]!"

With Express, you can:

●​ Quickly set up routes (GET, POST, etc.)​

●​ Handle request data easily​

●​ Build REST APIs and full-stack apps​

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