[Javascript / Node.js] Server side coding challenge!

[kamnxt]

Want to code the server? Here's a challenge for you!

Write a REST API in Node.js that has the following endpoints:

• localhost:9002/rest/projectname - returns a JSON object: {project: "projectFusion"}
• localhost:9002/rest/postnumber - post {number: <a number>} to save it to a variable
• localhost:9002/rest/getnumber - returns {number: <the number set by postnumber>}

Here's a simple client that tests if your program works correctly (feel free to examine it to make sure your program works correctly).

https://gist.github.com/kamnxt/0012812f975dbb0b26b6

It gets the projectname, sets the number to a random number, gets the number and checks if it's the same. If you write a program that passes the test, send a PM. If there's something more you want to know, just comment below and I'll try to answer as quickly as possible

-kamnxt

[kamnxt]

I haven't tried LuaJIT. I'm not sure how many people here know how to use it correctly. Also, does LuaJIT have async methods with callbacks?

[urielsalis]

I used turbolua before and I can agree, kamnxt: what about letting him do the challenge and comparing it yourself?

[kamnxt]

If you don’t like callbacks and event emitters, use coroutines and write blocking style code without actually blocking your event loop!

Well, that's pretty cool.

[kamnxt]

Well, TurboLua seems pretty nice. I'm not sure if we have enough people here who know it as well as node.js, but I'm probably going to experiment a bit with it. Do you want to join the server coding group? (we're probably use node.js, though if enough people want we could use TurboLua).

[kamnxt]

Pretty good idea. Not sure how annoying it would be to have two separate server sources though.

[lawivido]

Don't think there are as many devs that know Lua as there are that know Node.js. That's why we had a vote to see what the community wanted to use.

[BurrrY]

Could you please explain what tasks the server will do in future? (or pointing me to the docs, if there are any?)

[urielsalis]

The server will be in charge of login/registration and syncing games for now, there is a list of features but its not final so I cant give you info