Express Flashcards
How do you add express to your package dependencies?
-npm install express
What Express application method starts the server and binds it to a network PORT?
-app.listen()
How do you mount a middleware with an Express application?
-app.use();
Which objects does an Express application pass to your middleware to manage the request/response lifecycle of the server?
- request object
- response object
What is the appropriate Content-Type header for HTTP messages that contain JSON in their bodies?
-application/json; charset=utf-8
What does the express.json() middleware do and when would you need it?
-Parses incoming requests with JSON payloads and is based on body-parser
What is the significance of an HTTP request’s method?
-determines what action SHOULD be done with the given resource but programmer can make it do whatever