What this book covers

Chapter 1, REST – What You Did Not Know, gives you a brief introduction to the history of REST and how it couples with the HTTP protocol.

Chapter 2, Getting Started with Node.js, teaches you how to install Node.js and how to work with its package manager to install modules. You'll also develop your first HTTP server application and write automated unit tests for HTTP handler using mock request objects.

Chapter 3, Building a Typical Web API, takes you through structuring your application using human-readable URL and URI parameters. You will get to develop a read-only RESTful service application, using the filesystem for storage.

 Chapter 4, Using NoSQL Databases, showcases how to use the MongoDB NoSQL database, and explains the foundation of document data stores.

Chapter 5, Restful API Design Guidelines, explains that there are a number of prerequisites that a RESTful API should meet.

Chapter 6, Implementing a Full-Fledged RESTful Service, focuses on implementing a production-ready RESTful service that uses NoSQL to store its data. You will get to learn how to handle binary data and how to version an API while it evolves.

Chapter 7, Preparing a RESTful API for Production, explains that feature complete and full-fledged implementations aren't necessarily production-ready.

Chapter 8, Consuming a RESTful API, showcases a sample frontend client that serves as a consumption reference implementation.

Chapter 9, Securing the Application, covers restricting access to your data by choosing an appropriate authentication approach. You'll then be able to protect data leakage with transport layer security.