Angular & NodeJS - The MEAN Stack Guide 

Introduction

Introduction

What is MEAN?

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What is a Single Page Application (SPA)?

How Does the MEAN Stack Work?

MUST READ: Angular CLI - Latest Version

Installing Node & the Angular CLI

Installing our IDE

Exploring the Project Structure

Course Outline

How To Get The Most Out Of This Course

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Module Introduction

Understanding the Folder Structure

Understanding Angular Components

Adding our First Component

Listening to Events

Outputting Content

Getting User Input

Installing the Right Version of Angular Material

Installing Angular Material

Adding a Toolbar

Outputting Posts

Diving Into Structural Directives

Creating Posts with Property & Event Binding

Creating a Post Model

Adding Forms

Getting Posts from Post-Create to Post-List

Calling GET Post

More About Observables

Working on our Form

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Module Introduction

Connecting Node & Angular - Theory

What is a RESTful API?

Adding the Node Backend

Adding the Express Framework

Improving the server.js Code

Fetching Initial Posts

Using the Angular HTTP Client

Understanding CORS

Adding the POST Backend Point

Adding Angular

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Module Introduction

What is MongoDB?

Comparing SQL & NoSQL

Connecting Angular to a Database

Setting Up MongoDB

Using MongoDB Atlas & IP Whitelist

Adding Mongoose

Understanding Mongoose Schemas & Models

Creating a POST Instance

Connecting our Node Express App to MongoDB

Storing Data in a Database

Fetching Data From a Database

Transforming Response Data

Deleting Documents

Updating the Frontend after Deleting Posts

Adding Posts with an ID

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Module Introduction

Adding Routing

Styling Links

Client Side vs Server Side Routing

Possible Error

Creating the "edit" Form

Finishing the Edit Feature

Finishing the "edit" Feature

Updating Posts on the Server

Re-Organizing Backend Routes

Adding Loading Spinners

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Module Introduction

Adding the File Input Button

Converting the Form from a Template Driven to a Reactive Approach

Adding Image Controls to Store the Image

Adding an Image Preview

Adding an Image Preview

Starting with the Mime-Type Validator

Finishing the Image Validator

Finishing the Image Validator

Adding Server Side Upload

Uploading Files

Working with the File URL

Beware of the Spread (...) Operator

Fetching Images on the Frontend

Updating Posts with Images

Wrap Up

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Module Introduction

Adding the Pagination Component

Working on the Pagination Backend

Connecting the Angular Paginator to the Backend

Fetching Posts Correctly

Finishing Touches

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Module Introduction

Adding the Login Input Fields

Handling User Input

Adding the Signup Screen

Creating the User Model

Creating a New User Upon Request

Connecting Angular to the Backend

Understanding SPA Authentication

Implementing SPA Authentication

Sending the Token to the Frontend

Adding Middleware to Protect Routes

Adding the Token to Authenticate Requests

Improving the UI Header to Reflect the Authentication Status

Improving the UI Messages to Reflect the Authentication Status

Connecting the Logout Button to the Authentication Status

Redirecting Users

Adding Route Guards

Reflecting the Token Expiration in the UI

Saving the Token in the Local Storage

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Module Introduction

Adding a Reference to the Model

Adding the User ID to Posts

Protecting Resources with Authorization

Passing the User ID to the Frontend

Using the User ID on the Frontend

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Module Introduction

Testing Different Places to Handle Errors

The Error Interceptor

Displaying the Basic Error Dialog

Adding an Error Dialog

Returning Error Messages on the Server

Finishing Touches

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Module Introduction

Module Introduction

Using Controllers

Separating the Middleware

Creating an Angular Material Module

Splitting the App Into Feature Modules

Fixing an Update Bug

Creating the Auth Module

Adding Lazy Loading

Fixing the AuthGuard

Using a Global Angular Config

Using Node Environment Variables

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Module Introduction

Deployment Options

Deploying the REST Api

Deploying Angular

Angular Deployment - Finishing the Two App Setup

Using the Integrated Approach

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Course Roundup

Bonus: More Content!

Why is it "OLD"?

Introduction

What is NodeJS?

What is Angular 2?

How Angular 2 and NodeJS Work Together

About the Course Structure

Setting up the Course Project

Understanding the Project Structure

Introduction

Understanding the Flow of a Request

Working with Requests and Responses

Creating Routes and Passing Data

Knowledge Injection: Http Methods

Knowledge Injection: Data Formats

More on NodeJS

Introduction

Setting up MongoDB

Starting a MongoDB Server

Using the MongoDB Shell Client

Connecting with Mongoose 5+

Using Mongoose to work with Data and Models

MUST READ: Mongoose Connection Changes

Using Mongoose in NodeJS

Creating the Project Models with Mongoose

Storing Data in the Database

Fetching Data from the Database

Wrap Up

More on MongoDB

Introduction

Rendering an Angular 2 App with NodeJS / Express

Knowledge Injection - Components

Starting an Angular 2 App

Understanding Decorators

Outputting Data with String Interpolation

Working with Templates and Styles

Two-Way-Binding

Adding Custom Models

Improving the Folder Structure

Multiple Components

Knowledge Injection - Property and Event Binding

Using Property Binding

Using Event Binding

Knowledge Injection - Directives

Understanding Attribute Directives

Using NgFor to Output a List

Adding Input and List Components

Knowledge Injection - Services & Dependency Injection

Creating a Service

Adding Messages with a Service

Getting Messages via a Service

One Instance to Rule them All

Enabling Default HTML Validation in Angular 4

Adding Messages with a Template-Driven Form

Creating a Header & Re-Structuring the Project

Setting Up Routing

Routing & Navigation

Routing and the Server

Creating User-related Components

Adding Child Routes

User Signup with Reactive (Data-Driven) Forms

Finishing the Frontend

Introduction

Backend - Saving Messages

Knowledge Injection - Angular 2 & Http

Saving Messages - Wiring Up Frontend and Backend

Backend - Getting Messages

Getting Messages - Wiring Up Frontend and Backend

Editing Messages - Preparing the Frontend

Backend - Updating Messages

Editing Messages - Wiring Up Frontend and Backend

Deleting Messages

Introduction

How Authentication works in a MEAN Application

Backend - Signing Up

Signing Up Users - Wiring Up Frontend and Backend

Backend - Sign In

More Information on JWT

User Sign In - Wiring Up Frontend and Backend

Logging Users Out

Checking the Login State

Backend Route Protection with JWT

Fixing a Mongoose Bug

Connecting Users with Messages

Sending Requests with a Token

Handle User Authorization

Passing the User Object with Messages

Frontend Authorization Check

Wrap Up

Introduction

Setup

The Error Component

The Error Service

Using an Error Service & Passing Data

Introduction

Creating a Message Module

Using an Auth Module and Lazy Loading

Compiling the Compilation Ahead of Time (AoT)

More on Angular 2 Modules

Deployment Preparations

Deployment Disclaimer

Setting up MongoLab to Host the MongoDB

Deploying to Heroku

Deploying to AWS Elastic Beanstalk (AWS EC2 + AWS S3)

Introduction

Setting up NodeJS & Express

Preparing the Backend

Installing Production Dependencies and Types

Installing Development Dependencies and Setting up a Common Webpack Config

Setting up a Development Workflow with Webpack

Creating the Angular 2 Frontend

Adding a Development Workflow Script

Setting up the Production Workflow (using AoT Compilation)

Updating the Custom Seed to Angular 6 and Webpack 4

Angular 2 Update from Beta to RC Version

Updating from Release Candidate to Final Release