/express-test-drive

Primary LanguageJavaScript

Express Essentials

Packages

Dependencies

  • express npm i express
  • nodemon npm i nodemon for allowing auto refreshes to pages on server chage

Dev Dependencies

  • babel npm i --save-dev babel-cli babel-preset-env babel-preset-stage-0 for ES6 transpiling

Added Scripts

  • "start": "nodemon ./index.js --exec babel-node -e js"
  • "debug": "DEBUG=express:* nodemon ./index.js --exec babel-node -e js",

.babelrc

{
  "presets": ["env", "stage-0"]
}

Mock data

Downloaded from site mockaroo

Security

  • Keep packages up-to-date
  • Use Transport Layer Security (TLS) for sensitive data (next progression of SSL); lets encrypt
  • Use Helmet - middleware to secure HTTP headers
  • Use cookies securely - use Express session middleware
  • look at Node Security Checklist

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