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Build a Banking Portal with Node & Express
In this code lab, you'll follow instructions to build a simple Banking Portal with Node & Express. You'll create several routes that will display data read from files. You will then create several routes that will handle form data and write that data to a file.

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Challenge
Use Express to Create a Server
Overview
In this lab you’ll follow along with our instructions and build a simple Banking Portal with Node & Express. You’ll create several routes that will display data read from files. You will then create several routes that will handle form data and then write that data to a file. In this module you'll create an Express server listening on port 3000 that will have one route.
To view the running webapp:
- Run
npm start
from the VS Code terminal - Open the Simple Browser.
- Open the Command Palette (
Control/Command+Shift+P
) - Search for
Simple Browser
- Enter the address: {{localhost:3000}} The solution can be found in the
solution
directory.
- Open the Command Palette (
- Run
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Challenge
File Handling and Routing
In this module you'll read two files from the files system and display the data in three different routes.
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Challenge
Handling Form Data
In this module you'll gather data from a form post request and write the data to a file.
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Challenge
Creating a Data Access Library
In this module you'll move all file operations to a common file and use that file across the application.
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Challenge
Using the Express Router
In this module you'll use the Express router to make the application more modular.
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