node-snippets

This is an extension meant to give you some awesome NodeJS snippets

NEW - generative AI commands

The following commands have been added in 1.4.0:

• node-genai-response-api-app, generates a response API app,
• node-genai-response-api-client, generates a response API, only the client part.
• node-genai-response-api-response, generates a response API, only the response part.
• node-genai-chat-messages, is a list of chat messages sent to the LLM.
• node-genai-chat-app, generates a chat app.
• node-genai-github-models, generates a chat app that you can run in GitHub Codespaces or

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Contact

If you find issues please report them on the GitHub repo.

If you have any comments like feature requests or feedback on theses snippets please contact me on:

• Twitter at chris_noring.
• Linked In at Chris Noring

Remember these snippets are for all of you, so if you feel that they could be even better, don't hesitate to let me know :)

/Chris

Features

A collection of NodeJS snippets

The following commands are available:

• node-express, creates an express server

• node-express-get, creates GET route

• node-express-get-params, creates a GET route and shows how to access parameters

• node-express-post, creates a POST route

• node-express-post-params, creates a POST route and shows how to access the body

• node-express-post-params-alt, creates a POST route, shows how to access the body, works for express 4.16 and above

• node-express-put-params, creates a PUT route, shows how to access body.

• node-express-delete-params, creates a DELETE route, shows how to access route parameter.

• node-express-query-params, creates a POST route, shows how to access query parameters.

• node-express-middleware-logger, creates an example middleware

• node-express-middleware-error, creates an error handling middleware

• node-http-server, creates a simple HTTP server

• node-file-read-sync, reads a file synchronously

• node-file-read-async, reads a file asynchronously, with a callback

• node-event-emitter, creates an event emitter, emit events and shows to subscribe to said event

• node-promise-create, creates a Promise

• node-promise-shorthand, creates a Promises using the static methods resolve() and reject()

• node-promise-all, resolves a list of Promises using the Promise.all([]) method

• node-async-await, using async/await

• node-express-schema-validation, adding schema validation for express, read more about the usage of schema validation with Joi at https://github.com/hapijs/joi

• node-regex-test-digits, invokes the test() method that tests whether a string matches a regular expression on digits.

• node-regex-test-word, invokes the test() method that tests whether a string matches a regular expression on word boundaries.

• node-regex-match, invokes the method match() on a regular expression to find a file extension

• node-regex-match-named-group, invokes the method match() on a regular expression and place it in a group called exteension.

• node-http-quark, creates a HTTP app using the framework quarkhttp,

• node-http-quark-get, adds a GET route to your quarkhttp app

• node-http-quark-post, adds a POST route to your quarkhttp app

• node-http-quark-put, adds a PUT route to your quarkhttp app

• node-http-quark-middleware, adds a middleware to your quarkhttp app

• node-jest-suite, adds a test suite

• node-jest-test, adds a test

• node-jest-test-expect, adds a test with an expect

• node-jest-expect, adds an expect, using toBe()

• node-jest-expect-to-equal, adds expect, using toEqual()

• node-jest-test-expect-to-equal, adds a test with an expect, using toEqual()

• node-jest-expect-to-throw, adds an expect, using toThrow()

• node-jest-test-expect-to-throw, adds a test with an expect, using toThrow(),

• node-jest-test-beforeAll, adds a beforeAll(), this method runs before all tests

• node-jest-test-afterAll, adds a afterAll(), this method runs after all tests

• node-supertest-init, adds the initial imports for supertest and the app you are about to test. I assume the app you are about to test looks something like this:

  //  app.js
  const express = require('express')
  const app = express();
  // your route definitions
  module.exports = app;

  and that your file structure looks like this:

  -| app.js    // this is where the web app goes
  -| __tests__/
  ---| app.js  // this where the tests goes

• node-supertest-beforeall, configures supertest to use the app instance, this is a needed step to initialize supertest

• node-supertest-aftereall, ensures the web app closes down after the test run, this is a needed step.

• node-supertest-testget, an example of supertest testing a GET route

• node-supertest-testgetwithparam, an example of supertest testing a GET route with a route parameter

• node-supertest-testpost, an example of supertest testing a POST route with a payload

• node-genai-response-api-app, generates a response API app,

• node-genai-response-api-client, generates a response API, only the client part.

• node-genai-response-api-response, generates a response API, only the response part.

• node-genai-chat-messages, is a list of chat messages sent to the LLM.

• node-genai-chat-app, generates a chat app.

• node-genai-github-models, generates a chat app that you can run in GitHub Codespaces or locally if you create a personal access token.

Release Notes

This is the release notes.

1.4.0

Adding generative Gen AI snippets.

1.3.3

Fix issues with interpolation

1.3.2

Adding typescript support. Thank you to @DrQubit for the suggestion

1.2.1

Adding supertest so you can easily test your API. Assumes using Express as web framework.

1.1.0

Adding Jest snippets and snippets for a micro HTTP framework, quarkhttp (can be installed from NPM)

0.0.5

correcting the docs

0.0.4

adding schema validation with the lib Joi

0.0.3

added promises and async

0.0.2

added repo and icon

0.0.1

some initial commands for express library but also things like http, file access and using event-emitter

Publisher

Chris Noring @chris_noring