Express

6 articles

• NodeJS

  14/12/2018 • 6 min read

  Graceful Shutdown and Process Signals in Node.js

  Graceful shutdown for Node.js and Express: SIGTERM handling, keep-alive sockets, closing the pool last, readiness checks and Docker signal fixes.

• NodeJS

  12/12/2018 • 6 min read

  Node.js Performance: Clustering, Worker Threads, and What Actually Helps

  Real benchmarks of the cluster module and worker threads on Node 10, plus event loop lag checks, PM2…

• NodeJS

  10/12/2018 • 8 min read

  Testing Node.js APIs with Jest and Supertest

  Testing an Express API with Jest and Supertest: app factory, auth helpers, error paths, a real database and…

• NodeJS

  07/12/2018 • 10 min read

  JWT Authentication in Node.js and Express: Step by Step

  JWT authentication for Express, step by step: bcrypt passwords, short-lived tokens, verify middleware, roles, refresh tokens and token…

• NodeJS

  30/11/2018 • 10 min read

  Node.js Error Handling and Middleware: A Practical Guide

  Central error handling middleware for Express 4: AppError, the async error trap, RFC 7807 Problem Details, request ids…

• NodeJS

  28/11/2018 • 13 min read

  Building REST API Endpoints in Node.js and Express: Routes, Controllers, and Best Practices

  How I structure an Express REST API on Node 10: routes, Joi validation, thin controllers, services and correct…