Developing MEAN Application Part 2

In the part 1 of making MEAN application, we have done the server side coding. Now in this second part we will do the front-end coding in AngularJS.

So lets start

We are using AngularJS, so we have to install AngularJS through bower. but first we need to add bower.json file in our project. So add bower.json file by typing following command in terminal.

bower init

This will add bower.json file in our project.

Now we can install AngularJS in our project by below command.

bower install angularjs --save

This will add a bower_component directory in our project which has AngularJS library and bower.json file is updated with AngularJS dependency.

Now we will create a index.html file in our project. So the directory structure of our MEAN application become

Now write following lines of code in index.html file.

Our server is running at 3000 port so when we hit the URL http://localhost:3000/ then index.html page should be rendered on the browser. But this is not happening right now. For rendering index.html page on browser, we have to write the following code in app.js.

Here Above lines of code redirect our server to index.html page and Now when you hit the URL http://localhost:3000/ then this will render index.html in your browser.
We also have to include AngularJS library in index.html page and for that we have to write below code in app.js

Now we can include AngularJS library in index.html page.


Now we code AngularJS simple program which display application name in browser. Thus our index.html page modified as follows.

Now we create a angular controller file userController.js. So the structure of our application become.

And write following lines of code in userController.js

and include userController.js in index.html page

Now hit the URL http://localhost:3000/ in browser and you will see the output as follows

Now we will write AJAX calls for GET Request to get all users, DELETE Request to delete a user, PUT Request to edit a user and POST Request to add a user. We are using $resource service for making AJAX calls. Here is a very good video link of using $resource service https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_NZr_-RaLw

Install angular-resource by following command.

bower install angular-resource --save

This will install angular-resource in your project. Now include angular-resource in index.html page.

Now we should create a service for handling AJAX Request because this is not the responsibility of controller. So create a service file userService.js. Now final structure of our MEAN application become.

Write following lines of code in userService.js file

Now include userService.js in index.html page

Now we will write a GET Request to get all users and display all users in table. for getting all users in controller our userController.js file modifies as follows.

Now we have all users in $scope.users variable and we will use $scope.users variable to display all users in table. So the index.html file become.

Now if you hit the URL http://localhost:3000/ then you will see the all users in table.

There is only one user in my database that is why it is showing only one user in table. Now we will add some css so that this table look better. so add following lines of css in index.html page

so the index.html page become

Now when you hit the http://localhost:3000/ URL then you will see the below output in table.

Now we will implement the functionality of adding a user. So first we will write a html code for adding a user. Now our index.html page modifies as below.

And now we will write the controller code. So the controller code modifies as below.


Now when you refresh the http://localhost:3000/ then you will see the below output

When you enter the user name in the input box and click on the add user button then a user is created. for example if you write the user name deepak and click on the add user button then the output would be

Now we will implement the edit functionality of user. So the index.html page modifies as below.

And the userController.js modifies as below.


Now when you refresh the http://localhost:3000/ then you will see the below output

When you click on the edit button of respective user then that user name will be display in the edit user name input box. Now you need to change the name of user and click on the edit user button. If the PUT Request is successful then it will reflect in the user table. Now we will implement the delete user functionality. So the index.html page modify as below.

And the userController.js modify as below.


Now when you refresh the http://localhost:3000/ then you will see the below output

Now if you click on the delete button of respective user then that user is deleted and our user table changes accordingly.

We are done with our MEAN Application. You can also find code of this MEAN application on my Github account. Here is the link

https://github.com/deepaksisodiya/MEAN-Application

Resources

For ngResource : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_NZr_-RaLw

For MEAN stack : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEE7DY2AYvI

Developing MEAN Application Part 1

MEAN stands for MongoDB, Express.js, AngularJS and Node.js. By using MEAN stack we can make end-to-end web application.

MongoDB    -    Database, used to store data

Express.js    -    Node.js web application framework, framework for Node.js so that
                          we do not have to deal with core Node.js

AngularJS    -    Frond-end framework

Node.js        -     Application Server, by using Node.js we can write back-end code in
                          JavaScript

I am considering that you have basic knowledge of each MEAN technologies. Here we are making end-to end web application using MEAN stack. In the part 1 of this tutorial we are doing server side coding that is Node.js, Express.js and MongoDB and test all our CRUD operation in Postman - REST Client. In the part 2 of this tutorial we will do the front end coding in AngularJS.

What we are making
We are making a very simple web application.

As you can see from the image, we can create user, edit user, delete user and get users. And these CRUD operation goes end-to-end. When we talk about end-to-end it means when we create user then it created a user entry in mongoDB database and when we delete user it also delete user from mongoDB database. Similarly on edit it edit user to mongoDB database and on refreshing the page it gets all users from mongoDB database.

So lets start

Open your IDE or editor you are using and create a new project and name it as MEAN_App.

Create a file app.js in your project.

you have to install express.js and mongodb npm package in your project. first create a package.json file. Open terminal and write command

     npm init

press enter 2-3 times and it will create a package.json file in your project.

Now you can install express.js in your project by below command.

npm install express --save

And mongodb npm package by below command.

npm install mongodb --save

This will install express.js and mongodb npm package in your project and you can see that, express and mongodb are added to your package.json file.

Now your project has 2 files and 1 directory

Now we can write code. First we create a connection to mongoDB database and write POST request.

write following lines of code in app.js

The above code does not create a database to mongoDB. It just create a connection to mongoDB database. We have to write a POST request for creating a database. And when POST request execute it create a database named MEAN_Demo and make a user entry to collection.

Now you have to start your mongoDB by tying below command in terminal.

mongod

Your mongoDB is started. Now you can run server by typing below command

node app

If node app command runs successfully then you will see the above output in terminal.

Now we will write a POST request. but before writing a POST request install body-parser npm package by typing below command in terminal.

npm install body-parser --save

This will install a body-parser npm package in your project. And you can see that in package.json file. Now we can write a POST request.

write below lines of code in app.js for POST request.

We have updated app.js file so we have to start the server again to see the changes.

So terminate node app process and run it again by typing node app command in terminal.

Now open Postman - REST Client

Click the image to see it in bigger size. By this POST request database named MEAN_Demo is created in mongoDB database. A user entry in user collection is also created. You can see that in Robomongo.

You just created a database and make a user entry. Similarly we can add another user to database using Postman - REST Client.

Now you can see in Robomongo, there will be two users.

Now we will write a GET request to get all users from database.

Write following lines of code in app.js for GET request.

We have updated app.js file so we have to start the server again to see the changes.

So terminate node app process and run it again by typing node app command in terminal.

Now go to Postman - REST Client

We have created a GET request and get all users from database in Postman - REST Client. Now we will write a PUT request to edit a user.

Write below lines of code in app.js

Above code update a user by _id. So we have to give user id in URL param and new name in request body.

We have updated app.js file so we have to start the server again to see the changes.

So terminate node app process and run it again by typing node app command in terminal.

Now go to Postman - REST Client

In above PUT request we are passing id of user in URL param and new name in body. Here we have updated the name of user deepak to piyush and you can see that in Robomongo.

As you can see from above image we have updated the user name deepak to piyush. Now we will write a DELETE Request to delete a user.

Write below lines of code in app.js

We have updated app.js file so we have to start the server again to see the changes.

So terminate node app process and run it again by typing node app command in terminal.

Now go to Postman - REST Client

We have deleted the user named piyush and we can see it in Robomongo.

As you can see from above image, we have deleted the user named piyush and there is only one user named chetan in mongoDB database.

We have completed all the CRUD operations that is create user, get users, update user and delete user. In the second part of this tutorial we will do the front end coding in AngularJS. Here is the link of second part http://nothingbeyondjavascript.blogspot.in/2015/06/developing-mean-application-part-2.html