TODO app using Express JS and MongoDB

From many days I was willing to learn Node JS. And I am very much impressed with Express JS (web framework for Node.js). It’s just awesome.

Very minimal learning curve, very fast to start and develop anything will be much faster.

So what you have to do first install node obviously and MongoDB as well. Then to manage the dependency and install packages you need npm. Through npm you can install all the packages. I will not go through the all the details like installation and so on. just want to share my thoughts via this application.

So If you wanna interested to start from or explore any existing app then take mine 🙂

Within parent directory only models, views, router and app.js that’s it and TODO app is ready.

I have used these packages for the todo app.

"dependencies": {
    "body-parser": "~1.10.0",
    "cookie-parser": "~1.3.3",
    "express": "~4.10.6",
    "express-session": "~1.9.3",
    "mongoose": "~3.8.21",
    "passport": "~0.2.1",
    "passport-local": "~1.0.0",
    "ejs": "~1.0.0",
    "passport-http": "~0.2.2"
},

What package are doing what, to see that just go to the npmjs and search via the package name then you can see the details.

As I have used bootstrap to design. So using bower you can install front end dependencies very easily.

"dependencies": {
    "bootstrap": "~3.3.1"
}

Whatever I just want to share the experience of Tasting  node js via Express. So I made a very simple and basic TODO app using Express JS and MongoDB as a database. You can clone or download the source code form the download link.

 

And start exploring Express. After Download, goto the app directory then run following commands.

$1: npm install   // To install all the node packages

$2: npm install -g bower // Install bower, If not already installed

$3: bower install  // To install front end dependencies

$4: npm install -g nodemon // To see the live change

$5: nodemon app.js  // To RUN the app. 

App listening to the 3000 port. So browse http://localhost:3000 . You will get the homepage.

So What have in my small tiny app.

• User Registration
• User Login
• User Basis task listing
• User can add, edit, delete and checked any task

That’s it.

Here is the screenshot of TODO app for now, hopefully will add the demo very soon 🙂 .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So That’s it. I can understand, that It would be better if i can give brief in my coding level. Actually I have a plan to make screen cast on it. So for now, just install node, npm, mongoDB. Then clone/download my project and see how awesome is this.

So now Explore the Express.

Hope you will enjoy it. Thanks 🙂