A complete set of packages for development using NodeJS
Started studying NodeJS. Nowhere did I find the current stack of mainstream libraries (technologies) used in node. Therefore, I decided to make a list myself.
Attention : I didn’t have time to test all of the offered packages. Maybe an experienced hacker can offer better options. Picked up packages for recommendations in blogs. I looked at the descriptions, at the repository in Github (stars, forks).
npm is the package manager for node. It is installed along with the node (in the latest versions as it is).
Analogue in Ruby: Rubygems + Bundler. Analogue in PHP: Composer.
The official register . Non-official: npmsearch , packagefinder , nipster
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connect is an extensible HTTP server framework for Node, with support for high-performance plug-ins also known as middleware.
List of built-in and third-party plug - ins.
Analogue in Ruby: Rack.
express minimalistic flexible node web application framework, providing a wide range of features for building single-, multi-page and hybrid web applications.
Selection of materials for the study . Russian documentation .
Analogue in Ruby: Sinatra. Analogue in PHP: Silex.
There are still geddy . It seems to be an analogue of Rails. But what kind of beast I do not know.
mongoose . Elegant object modeling for mongodb for node.
Documentation and plugins
In other PLs, the term ORM (Object-relational mapping) is usually found in this place, but mongoose is ODM (Object-document mapping). Of course this happens not only in the node, for example in Ruby there is mongoid .
Jade is a high-performance template engine for node, which Haml had a strong influence on.
Documentation , of. documentation
Analog in Ruby: Slim ( akzhan ), Haml.
stylus . Expressive, dynamic, robust CSS
less . LESS extends CSS variables, mixins, operations and functions.
Analogs in Ruby: Sass, less.
everyauth . Authentication and authorization (by password, via facebook, etc.) for your Connect and Express applications.
Bundle for mongoose and everyauth - mongoose-auth .
Analogs in Ruby: OmniAuth.
Sirian advises passportjs . Passport is the middleware for node. Very flexible and modular solution. Passport can easily be connected to any Express application.
connect-mongo . MongoDB as session storage for Connect applications
Email
Nodemailer is an easy-to-use module for sending email using a node (using SMTP or Sendmail or Amazon SES) and Unicode supported.
bcrypt . A library for hashing passwords.
node-validator is a library for checking, filtering and sanitizing strings.
Bundle for node-validator and Express - express-validator
i18n-node is a lightweight, simple module for internationalization with dynamic json repository. (Thanks maxatwork )
winston . Multi-transport asynchronous library for logging
log.io allows you to view log message streams in a single user interface.
grunt command line utility for executing tasks. Like make, rake. Initially sharpened for front-end development (task for minifikatsi, running tests in the browser, etc.).
List of plugins .
socket.io aims to make realtime applications possible in any browser and mobile device, erasing the differences between different transport mechanisms.
AHTUNG: everything is not so smooth, there are bugs hanging for more than a year . Some advise using SockJs
node_redis This is a complete client for Redis for node. It supports all Redis commands, including many newly added commands, like EVAL from Redis Experimental Brunch.
Mocha is a multi-functional test JavaScript framework that works in both node and browser, which makes asynchronous testing simple and fun. Mocha tests are performed sequentially, providing flexible and accurate reporting, handles uncaught exceptions.
meettya recommended chai . This is a BDD / TDD assertion library for node and browser that can be used with any test framework.
should.js is expressive, easy to read, not depending on the test framework, assertion library for node.
nock - HTTP library of mocks and expectations (expectations) for node
sinonjs . Autonomous test "spies", plugs and moki for javascript.
blanket Smooth code coverage for javascript
Analog Ruby: RCov
zombie is a lightweight framework for testing client-side JavaScript in a simulated environment. No browser needed.
Ruby Analog: Capybara
The node-inspector node debugger interface using WebKit Web Inspector. Article on Habré
Nodemon will monitor changes to files in the directory in which nodemon was launched, and if they change, it will automatically restart the node application.
Alternative: supervisor
nodev helps with running and debugging node applications during development. nodev runs node-inspector along with your application, and will reboot everything when files change.
nodev - fork nodemon.
eyes - customizable inspector value for node
Analogue in Ruby: Awesome Print.
step . A simple library for managing flow for a node. Makes parallel and sequential execution, as well as error handling painless.
async is a module that provides simple and powerful functions for working with asynchronous JavaScript.
Comparison of popular libraries for managing threads and another list of new libraries
meettya reminded about lodash . He's like underscore, but better.
underscore is an incredibly convenient JavaScript library, a sort of Swiss knife for js-developer, a set of utility functions that are so familiar to Prototype.js (or Ruby) fans. However, unlike Prototype.js, underscore does not modify the prototypes of embedded JavaScript objects.
forever is a simple tool to ensure that this script runs continuously (i.e. forever).
request is the easiest way to make HTTP requests.
gm - GraphicsMagick for node
colors - colors and styles in the console for your node application.
commander.js Complete command line solution for node applications
node-optimist - library for parsing options
coffee-script . It will be convenient to develop together with nodemon
I can not mention about meteor
Meteor is an open source platform for building high-quality web applications in the blink of an eye, whether you are an experienced developer or are just starting out.
Be sure to look at screencasts: 1 , 2 . Or read what they write about the meteor on Habré .
Nearest competitors: derby , socketstream
UPD Found on Habré another post with a set of packages
Attention : I didn’t have time to test all of the offered packages. Maybe an experienced hacker can offer better options. Picked up packages for recommendations in blogs. I looked at the descriptions, at the repository in Github (stars, forks).
Package Installer
npm is the package manager for node. It is installed along with the node (in the latest versions as it is).
Analogue in Ruby: Rubygems + Bundler. Analogue in PHP: Composer.
Search for packages
The official register . Non-official: npmsearch , packagefinder , nipster
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Web technology stack
Web server
connect is an extensible HTTP server framework for Node, with support for high-performance plug-ins also known as middleware.
List of built-in and third-party plug - ins.
Analogue in Ruby: Rack.
Web framework
express minimalistic flexible node web application framework, providing a wide range of features for building single-, multi-page and hybrid web applications.
Selection of materials for the study . Russian documentation .
Analogue in Ruby: Sinatra. Analogue in PHP: Silex.
There are still geddy . It seems to be an analogue of Rails. But what kind of beast I do not know.
Base
mongoose . Elegant object modeling for mongodb for node.
Documentation and plugins
In other PLs, the term ORM (Object-relational mapping) is usually found in this place, but mongoose is ODM (Object-document mapping). Of course this happens not only in the node, for example in Ruby there is mongoid .
Templates
Jade is a high-performance template engine for node, which Haml had a strong influence on.
Documentation , of. documentation
Analog in Ruby: Slim ( akzhan ), Haml.
CSS Replacement
stylus . Expressive, dynamic, robust CSS
less . LESS extends CSS variables, mixins, operations and functions.
Analogs in Ruby: Sass, less.
Authentication
everyauth . Authentication and authorization (by password, via facebook, etc.) for your Connect and Express applications.
Bundle for mongoose and everyauth - mongoose-auth .
Analogs in Ruby: OmniAuth.
Sirian advises passportjs . Passport is the middleware for node. Very flexible and modular solution. Passport can easily be connected to any Express application.
Session storage
connect-mongo . MongoDB as session storage for Connect applications
Nodemailer is an easy-to-use module for sending email using a node (using SMTP or Sendmail or Amazon SES) and Unicode supported.
Password Hashing
bcrypt . A library for hashing passwords.
Validation
node-validator is a library for checking, filtering and sanitizing strings.
Bundle for node-validator and Express - express-validator
i18n
i18n-node is a lightweight, simple module for internationalization with dynamic json repository. (Thanks maxatwork )
Logging
winston . Multi-transport asynchronous library for logging
log.io allows you to view log message streams in a single user interface.
Performing tasks
grunt command line utility for executing tasks. Like make, rake. Initially sharpened for front-end development (task for minifikatsi, running tests in the browser, etc.).
List of plugins .
Realtime (sockets, pub-sub)
Sockets
socket.io aims to make realtime applications possible in any browser and mobile device, erasing the differences between different transport mechanisms.
AHTUNG: everything is not so smooth, there are bugs hanging for more than a year . Some advise using SockJs
Redis
node_redis This is a complete client for Redis for node. It supports all Redis commands, including many newly added commands, like EVAL from Redis Experimental Brunch.
Testing
Testing framework
Mocha is a multi-functional test JavaScript framework that works in both node and browser, which makes asynchronous testing simple and fun. Mocha tests are performed sequentially, providing flexible and accurate reporting, handles uncaught exceptions.
BDD style
meettya recommended chai . This is a BDD / TDD assertion library for node and browser that can be used with any test framework.
HTTP moki
nock - HTTP library of mocks and expectations (expectations) for node
Moki
sinonjs . Autonomous test "spies", plugs and moki for javascript.
Coating
blanket Smooth code coverage for javascript
Analog Ruby: RCov
Simulate browser
zombie is a lightweight framework for testing client-side JavaScript in a simulated environment. No browser needed.
Ruby Analog: Capybara
Development
Debag
The node-inspector node debugger interface using WebKit Web Inspector. Article on Habré
Hot code reload
Nodemon will monitor changes to files in the directory in which nodemon was launched, and if they change, it will automatically restart the node application.
Alternative: supervisor
Debug + Hot code reload
nodev helps with running and debugging node applications during development. nodev runs node-inspector along with your application, and will reboot everything when files change.
nodev - fork nodemon.
Variable inspector
eyes - customizable inspector value for node
Analogue in Ruby: Awesome Print.
Utilities
Flow Control (Control-Flow)
step . A simple library for managing flow for a node. Makes parallel and sequential execution, as well as error handling painless.
async is a module that provides simple and powerful functions for working with asynchronous JavaScript.
Comparison of popular libraries for managing threads and another list of new libraries
Tools
meettya reminded about lodash . He's like underscore, but better.
Process monitor
forever is a simple tool to ensure that this script runs continuously (i.e. forever).
HTTP client
request is the easiest way to make HTTP requests.
Work with images
gm - GraphicsMagick for node
Console building
Colors in console
colors - colors and styles in the console for your node application.
For writing console applications
commander.js Complete command line solution for node applications
node-optimist - library for parsing options
Coffescript
coffee-script . It will be convenient to develop together with nodemon
Little magic instead of epilogue
I can not mention about meteor
Meteor is an open source platform for building high-quality web applications in the blink of an eye, whether you are an experienced developer or are just starting out.
Be sure to look at screencasts: 1 , 2 . Or read what they write about the meteor on Habré .
Nearest competitors: derby , socketstream
UPD Found on Habré another post with a set of packages
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/165017/
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