Serverless Applications with Node.js

Summary Serverless Applications with Node.js walks you through building serverless apps on AWS using JavaScript. Inside, you'll discover what Claudia.js brings to the table as you build and deploy a scalable event-based serverless application, based around a pizzeria that's fully integrated with AWS services, including Lambda and API Gateway. Each chapter is filled with exercises, examples, tips, and more to make sure you're ready to bring what you've learned into your own work. Foreword by Gojko Adzic. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology The benefits of cloud-hosted serverless web apps are undeniable: lower complexity, quicker time to market, and easier scalability than traditional, server-dependent designs. And thanks to JavaScript support in AWS Lambda and powerful new serverless API tools like the Claudia.js library, you can build and deploy serverless apps end to end without learning a new language. About the Book Serverless Applications with Node.js teaches you to design and build serverless web apps on AWS using JavaScript, Node, and Claudia.js. You'll master the basics of writing AWS Lambda functions, along with core serverless patterns like API Gateway. Along the way, you'll practice your new skills by building a working chatbot and a voice assistant with Amazon Alexa. You'll also discover techniques for migrating existing apps to a serverless platform. What's inside Authentication and database storage Asynchronous functions Interesting real-world examples Developing serverless microservices About the Reader For web developers comfortable with JavaScript and Node.js. About the Author Slobodan Stojanović and Aleksandar Simović are AWS Serverless Heroes and core contributors to the Claudia.js project. They are also coauthors of Desole, an open source serverless errortracking tool, and the lead developers of Claudia Bot Builder. Table of Contents PART 1 - Serverless pizzeria Chapter 1 Introduction To Serverless With Claudia Chapter 2 Building Your First Serverless Api Chapter 3 Asynchronous Work Is Easy, We Promise() Chapter 4 Pizza Delivery: Connecting An External Service Chapter 5 Houston, We Have A Problem! Chapter 6 Level Up Your Api Chapter 7 Working With Files PART 2 - Let's talk Chapter 1. When Pizza Is One Message Away: Chatbots Chapter 2. Typing... Async And Delayed Responses Chapter 3. Jarvis, I Mean Alexa, Order Me A Pizza Chapter 4. Paying For Pizza Chapter 5. Migrating To Serverless Chapter 6. Real-World Case Studies Appendix A - Installation And Configuration Appendix B - Facebook Messenger, Twilio, And Alexa Configuration Appendix C - Stripe And Mongodb Setup Appendix D - The Pizza Recipe