Express js Interview questions and answers

Question: How to install express js in node?
use following command to install express js.

npm install express

Question: How to use express js in node?
use require to include express module.

var app = require('express')();

Question: How to use handle get request in express Js?

/*Include require module*/
var app = require('express')();
var http = require('http').Server(app);

app.get('/', function (req, res) {
   console.log("Got a GET request for the homepage"); //Shown in console
   res.send('This is GET Method for Homepage'); //Display as response
})

/*Start listing 8080 port*/
http.listen('8080', function() {
    console.log('listening on *:8080');
});

Question: How to use handle post request in express Js?

/*Include require module*/
var app = require('express')();
var http = require('http').Server(app);

app.post('/user_list', function (req, res) {
   console.log("Got a POST request for the user_list URL"); //Shown in console
   res.send('This is POST Method for user_list URL');//Display as response
})

/*Start listing 8080 port*/
http.listen('8080', function() {
    console.log('listening on *:8080');
});

Question: How to use handle GET/POST request for same URL expressJs?

/*Include require module*/
var app = require('express')();
var http = require('http').Server(app);

//This is POST Request
app.post('/add_user', function (req, res) {
   console.log("Got a POST request for the add_user URL"); //Shown in console
   res.send('This is POST Method for add_user URL');//Display as response
})

//This is Get Request
app.get('/user_list', function (req, res) {
   console.log("Got a GET request for the user_list URL"); //Shown in console
   res.send('This is GET Method for user_list URL');//Display as response
})

/*Start listing 8080 port*/
http.listen('8080', function() {
    console.log('listening on *:8080');
});

Question: How to use handle GET request for all URL start with ab* ?

app.get('/ab*', function(req, res) {   
   console.log("Got a GET request for /ab*");
   res.send('Page Regex Match');
})

Question: How to send Server call in Node?
Install the "request" module with following command.

npm install request

Include the request module in page, and send the request to server.

request = require('request');
request( "http://exmaple.com:8081:/users/add/?n=test&p=2277585&email=test@gmail.com", function(err, res, body) {                    
          console.log(res);
          console.log(body);
      });

Question: How to post data and get in express Js?
HTML Code

<form action="http://example.com:8081/register" method="GET">
Name: <input name="name" type="text" />  <br />
Email: <input name="email" type="text" />
         Phone: <input name="phone" type="text" />
         <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
      </form>

Express JS Code

app.get('/register', function (req, res) {   
   response = {
      name:req.query.name,
      email:req.query.email
      phone:req.query.phone
   };
   console.log(response);
   res.end(JSON.stringify(response));
})

Question: How to get cookie in Express js?
Install the "cookie-parser" module with following command.

npm install cookie-parser

Include the cookie-parser, in node.

app.get('/', function(req, res) {
   console.log("Cookies: ", req.cookies)
})

Question: How Static Files works in Express js?
Static files are images/videos/css/js etc.
For this, first you need to set the folder path using "express.static" method. See Example

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
app.use(express.static('public'));
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
   res.send('Hello ');
});
var server = app.listen(8081, function () {
   var host = server.address().address
   var port = server.address().port
})

Question: How to upload images in Express js?
HTML Code

<form action="http://example.com:8081/file_upload" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST">
<input name="file" size="50" type="file" />         
         <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
      </form>

ExpressJS Code

var fs = require("fs");
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var fs = require("fs");

app.post('/file_upload', function (req, res) {
   console.log(req.files.file.name);   
   var destinationFile = __dirname + "/images/" + req.files.file.name;
   
   fs.readFile( req.files.file.path, function (err, data) {
      fs.writeFile(destinationFile, data, function (err) {
         if( err ){
            console.log( err );
            }else{
               response = {
                  message:'File uploaded successfully in '+destinationFile,
                  filename:req.files.file.name
               };
            }
         //console.log( response );
         res.end( JSON.stringify( response ) );
      });
   });
})

Question: What are different methods in REST API?

1. GET : Used to read.
2. POST: Used to update.
3. PUT: Used to create.
4. DELETE: Used to delete