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JavaScript

Posted by Bernd Plontsch
Bernd Plontsch
1,617 Points

Simple data persistence with node.js

I just finished the two node workshops. Great stuff. As a next step I'd like to save some simple data (e.g. a little JSON file) on the server and load it when I visit the site again.

  • Would I use the "File System" api for writing and reading this? Any recommendations or common pitfalls I need to be aware of?

  • I also thought about using some sort of tiny database /framework for this but that might be too much in this case – or are there any simple solutions with a nice node interface?

1 Answer

Stephen Layton
Stephen Layton
8,643 Points
Stephen Layton
Stephen Layton
8,643 Points

node-jsonfile might be just what your looking for: https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsonfile There are certainly other methods to do the same but grabbing a package is probably the easiest.

Bernd Plontsch
Bernd Plontsch
1,617 Points

Thanks. Sounds good. I'll have a look.