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The document discusses creating a web server and client using Node.js. It explains how to create a basic HTTP server using Node's http module that listens on port 8081 and serves static HTML files. It also provides an example of making a request from a Node client to the server to retrieve an "index.html" file. The objective is for students to understand the Node web module and architecture.

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Experiment 8

The document discusses creating a web server and client using Node.js. It explains how to create a basic HTTP server using Node's http module that listens on port 8081 and serves static HTML files. It also provides an example of making a request from a Node client to the server to retrieve an "index.html" file. The objective is for students to understand the Node web module and architecture.

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EXPERIMENT NO: 8 DATE: / /

TITLE: Node JS Web Module

OBJECTIVES: On completion of this experiment students will be able to…


➢ know the concept of the web module and architecture of it.

THEORY:

What is a Web Server?


A Web Server is a software application which handles HTTP requests sent by the HTTP
client, like web browsers, and returns web pages in response to the clients. Web
servers usually deliver html documents along with images, style sheets, and scripts.
Most of the web servers support server-side scripts, using scripting languages or
redirecting the task to an application server which retrieves data from a database and
performs complex logic and then sends a result to the HTTP client through the Web
server.
Apache web server is one of the most commonly used web servers. It is an open source
project.

Web Application Architecture

A Web application is usually divided into four layers −


● Client − This layer consists of web browsers, mobile browsers or

applications which can make HTTP requests to the web server.

● Server − This layer has the Web server which can intercept the

requests made by the clients and pass them the response.

● Business − This layer contains the application server which is

utilized by the web server to do the required processing. This layer

interacts with the data layer via the database or some external

programs.

● Data − This layer contains the databases or any other source of

data.

Creating a Web Server using Node


Node.js provides an http module which can be used to create an HTTP client of a server.
Following is the bare minimum structure of the HTTP server which listens at 8081 port.

Create a js file named server.js −

File: server.js

var http = require('http');

var fs = require('fs');

var url = require('url');

// Create a server

http.createServer( function (request, response) {

// Parse the request containing file name

var pathname = url.parse(request.url).pathname;

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// Print the name of the file for which request is made.

console.log("Request for " + pathname + " received.");

// Read the requested file content from file system

fs.readFile(pathname.substr(1), function (err, data) {

if (err) {

console.log(err)

// HTTP Status: 404 : NOT FOUND

// Content Type: text/plain

response.writeHead(404, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});

} else {

//Page found

// HTTP Status: 200 : OK

// Content Type: text/plain

response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});

// Write the content of the file to response body

response.write(data.toString());

// Send the response body

response.end();

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});

}).listen(8081);

// Console will print the message

console.log('Server running at http://127.0.0.1:8081/');

Next let's create the following html file named index.htm in the same directory where
you created server.js.
File: index.htm

<html>

<head>

<title>Sample Page</title>

</head>

<body>

Hello World!

</body>

</html>

Now let us run the server.js to see the result −

$ node server.js

Verify the Output.

Server running at http://127.0.0.1:8081/

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Make a request to Node.js server

Open http://127.0.0.1:8081/index.html in any browser to see the following


result.

Creating Web client using Node


A web client can be created using http module. Let's check the following example.

Create a js file named client.js −

File: client.js

var http = require('http');

// Options to be used by request

var options = {

host: 'localhost',

port: '8081',

path: '/index.html'

};

// Callback function is used to deal with response

var callback = function(response) {

// Continuously update stream with data

var body = '';

response.on('data', function(data) {

body += data;

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});

response.on('end', function() {

// Data received completely.

console.log(body);

});

// Make a request to the server

var req = http.request(options, callback);

req.end();

Now run the client.js from a different command terminal other than

server.js to see the result −

$ node client.js

Verify the Output.

<html>

<head>

<title>Sample Page</title>

</head>

<body>

Hello World!

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</body>

</html>

Verify the Output at server end.

Server running at http://127.0.0.1:8081/

Request for /index.htm received.

EXERCISE:

1.Create Node.js Application to run on web client as well as server.

EVALUATION:

Understanding /
Involvement Timely
Problem solving Total
Completion
(10)
(4) (3)
(3)

Signature with date: ________________

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