NodeJS Express, Jade and MongoDB Integration Template

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Running

To use this sample you must have:

MongoDB installed and running, if not please checkout MongoDb installation guide. To check your MongoDB installation, run following command in command line:

$ mongod -version
db version v3.0.12 # sample output
                    

To check MongoDB is running, type:

$ service mongod status
mongod start/running, process 9559 # sample output
                    

or

$ ps -ef | grep mongod | grep -v grep
mongodb   1085     1  0 09:51 ?        00:00:52 /usr/bin/mongod --config /etc/mongod.conf # sample output
                    

npm package manager, if not please visit official npm site. To check your npm installation, run following command in command line:

$ npm -v
1.3.10 # sample output
                    

To start this example run commands listed below.

Clone the repository from github.com to your workspace folder:

$ git clone git@github.com:anychart-integrations/nodejs-express-mongodb-template.git
                    

Navigate to the repository folder:

$ cd nodejs-express-mongodb-template
                                

Install dependencies

npm install
                                

Set up MongoDB:

$ mongo < database_backup.js
                                

Start application:

$ npm start
                                

Open browser at http://localhost:3000/

Workspace

Your workspace should look like:

jnodejs-express-mongodb-template/
    bin/
        www         # script for starting app
    models/
        Fruit.js    # data model
    public/
        images/
        javascripts/
        stylesheets/
            style.css   # css styles
    routes/
        index.js    # main route
    views/
        error.jade  # template for errors
        index.jade  # template for main content
        layout.jade # template for base layout
    app.js      # main js file
    database_backup.js  # backup for MongoDB
    package.json    # project settings
    README.md
    .gitignore
                    

Technologies

• Platform/Language - NodeJS
• Database - MongoDB
• Web framework - Express
• Build tool - npm
• Template - Jade

Further Learning

• Documentation
• JavaScript API Reference
• Code Playground
• Technical Support

License

AnyChart NodeJS/Express/MongoDB integration sample includes two parts:

• Code of the integration sample that allows to use Javascript library (in this case, AnyChart) with NodeJS, Express framework and MongoDB database. You can use, edit, modify it, use it with other Javascript libraries without any restrictions. It is released under Apache 2.0 License.
• AnyChart JavaScript library. It is released under Commercial license. You can test this plugin with the trial version of AnyChart. Our trial version is not limited by time and doesn't contain any feature limitations. Check details here.

If you have any questions regarding licensing - please contact us. sales@anychart.com