Node & Express as Workflow Tools
summary
Shows building a small toolkit that uses Node + Express + Grunt (jasmine + watch), Commander, growl, mock-json and replify to solve front-end workflow pain points. Implements a mock APIs server that injects a configurable latency via setTimeout and exposes app.delay over a REPL; runs jasmine continuously with desktop notifications and file watching; adds live-reload and a proxy to front static files for Tomcat-driven apps; packages as a CLI (bin: lr-proxy) and installs locally with npm link. Some live demos hiccup but the packaged toolchain works.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:58Why build custom tools
- 3:14Case study: Tomcat issues
- 5:23Node.js in enterprise
- 6:40Task automation with Grunt
- 9:45Advanced test automation
- 12:25Live testing demo
- 16:10Optimizing workflows
- 19:05Express for API mocking
- 20:26Simulating network latency
- 22:20Mocking JSON data
- 26:04Controlling server behavior
- 28:40REPL for runtime control
- 30:55CLI tool development
- 32:40CLI functionality demo
- 35:50Packaging and distributing
- 38:40Final tool demo
- 42:00Conclusion and QA
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