Securing, Testing, and Deploying MEAN Applications


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level


Overview/Description
When developing any application, it is important to ensure that the application is secure from unauthorized and malicious access. It is also important to test the application to ensure that it works properly in all situations. After the application is developed, secured, and tested, it needs to be deployed on a server. This course provides an introduction to securing, testing, and deploying MEAN applications.

Target Audience
Individuals who wish to gain a better understanding of MEAN.js; individuals who wish to develop Web applications by using the MEAN stack; individuals with good knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; individuals familiar with Bootstrap; individuals who have a basic understanding of MVC concepts

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Securing, Testing, and Deploying MEAN Applications

  • start the course
  • identify the fundamentals of authentication and authorization
  • set up views for sign up and sign in
  • identify the fundamentals of passport authentication
  • create the user model
  • write server-side code for authentication
  • write client-side code for authentication
  • implement authorization
  • identify the fundamentals of testing a MEAN application
  • identify the fundamentals of client-side and server-side testing
  • identify the tools used for testing MEAN applications
  • install the tools required for server-side testing
  • configure the test environment
  • write and run a mocha test
  • test asynchronous code
  • install the tools required for client-side testing
  • configure the Karma test runner
  • test AngularJS modules
  • test AngularJS controllers
  • test AngularJS services
  • identify the fundamentals of deployment
  • install the Heroku toolbelt
  • prepare an app for deployment
  • deploy an app to Heroku
  • provision a database on MongoLab
  • identify the benefits of Yeoman generators
  • install the Yeoman MEAN generator
  • use the Yeoman MEAN generator
  • deploy a MEAN application

    • Course Number:
    wd_mean_a02_it_enus

    Expertise Level
    Intermediate