I need help in url mapping in express.js framework in nodejs.
router.get('/first/:second_param', function(res,req){
//processing second_param and rendering a template,
res.render('first.html');
});
router.get('/first/:second_param/get_items', function(res,req){
//again evaluating second_param and and responding accordingly
res.send(jsonData);
});
Is this kind of routing possible in Express 4.0?
first.html makes a ajax request at url './get_items'
Yes, it is possible to do it with Express 4.0.
Here is an example:
you need to install ejs and express: npm install ejs express
app.js file:
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
app.get('/', function(req, res) {
res.redirect('/home/2');
});
app.get('/home/:itemId', function(req, res) {
var itemId = req.params.itemId;
console.log(itemId);
res.render('index');
});
app.get('/api/items/:itemId', function(req, res) {
var itemId = req.params.itemId;
console.log('item id: %s', itemId);
res.json([{name: 'item1'}]);
});
app.listen(8080, function() {
console.log('server up and running at 8080');
});
views/index.ejs file:
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello World!</h1>
<script>
function responseGET() {
if(this.readyState !== 4 || this.status !== 200) return;
alert(this.responseText);
}
function getItems(URL) {
var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
request.open('GET', URL, true);
request.onreadystatechange = responseGET.bind(request);
request.send(null);
}
function domReady() {
getItems('http://localhost:8080/api/items/1');
}
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', domReady);
</script>
</body>
</html>
Basically I am have a server which is serving an index.html when someone requests at /home/:itemId and also I am exposing another route for serving items /api/items/:itemId.
From the client side once the DOM is ready I am requesting to /api/items/:itemId some items which then are displayed in the index html.