Node Girls Basic CMS Example

Build and Test

Command	Description
`npm install`	Installs all the dependencies in the package.json
`npm start`	Starts the server
`npm run start:dev`	Starts the server and watches for changes. Restarts on change
`npm run lint`	Lints JavaScript code making sure project remains consistent
`npm run open`	Mac only. Opens localhost:8000 in your default browser
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There are lots of useful Node modules and methods that will help you build your server. fs is one, fs.writeFile and fs.readFile will be useful as well.
Look at the Node.js documentation for a list of all the different modules, methods and how to use them. Of course, ask a mentor if you need pointing in the right direction!

Take a look at the tests, and how they are structured. It may give you a hint on what your project should do.

You might want to refresh the page automatically when you submit a blog post. One way to do it is to send back to your client a 302 status code. A 302 status code basically says "redirect to whatever it says in the HTTP Location Header".
You might find the response.writeHead() method useful - read about it here.
Find out more about status codes here. By the way, "status codes" and "response codes" mean the same thing :)

The blog text box is a form field. The server will receive the form contents as a querystring. There is a core Node module called querystring that will help you cleanly extract the contents of your blog post. Find out about the core querystring module here.

Stuck? Ask a mentor!

eslint - Lint tool

EditorConfig - Unifying the coding style for different Text Editors

node-static - Simple Node Routing Module

pre-commit - Learn about pre-commit hooks

istantbul - Istanbul is a JavaScript code coverage tool