SCMP 318 – Node.js

Goal

To get the two Node.js programs running for you:

• PhoneNodeREST – a MySQL program that uses node.js with Express, with a RESTful interface
• socketChat – a full featured webchat program written with node.js and and socket.io

Resources

• Introduction to Node.js
• Node with Express
• Getting started with socket.io

Steps

Step 1 – Get PhoneNodeREST setup and running.

1. Clone the PhoneNodeREST
2. Edit PhoneServer.js
   – Change to database credentials to use your phone database
   – Change the port to your port number (see Port Assignments)
3. Edit public/phoneApp.js
   – Change port to your number
4. Add Express and mysql to your directory:
   npm install express
   npm install mysql2
5. Run the program:
   node PhoneServer.js
6. Go to the webpage: jimskon:90nn (where 90nn is your port number)
7. Try it out!
   

Step 2 – Get socketChat setup and running

1. Clone the socketChat project
2. Edit chatApp.js
   – Change the port to your port number (see Port Assignments)
3. Edit chatClient.js
   – Change port to your number
4. Add socket.io to your directory by copying my node_modules. Also init npm (use default values):
   npm init
   cp -r ~skon/socketChat/node_modules .
5. Run the program:
   node chatApp.js
6. Go to the webpage: jimskon:90nn (where 90nn is your port number)
7. Try it out!

Turn in:

1. Paths to your projects
2. Links to your program (Run the PhoneApp in the background)