005 Saul Maddox, Software Engineer at PROS, shares insights about his Hapi-Ninja boilerplate and its technology (Node.js, Hapijs web framework, Swig, Gulp)
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Jeff Barczewski and Saul Maddox discuss the Hapi-Ninja boilerplate project and the underlying technology (Hapi Node.js web framework, Swig templates, Gulp task runner)
Saul Maddox, a software engineer for PROS, joins me in this episode of CodeWinds to discuss his Hapi-Ninja boilerplate which helps developers get up and running with the Hapi Node.js web framework.
We discuss in detail the stack he has chosen and the reasons for selecting each:
Hapijs Node.js web framework
Swig templates
Gulp javascript streaming task runner
Plugins he has included for assets and routes
Saul explains the file structure of Hapi-Ninja mentioning how to configure and get up and running with Hapi quickly and easily.
Episode InfoEpisode NotesEpisode timelineGetting started with Hapi-NinjaLinks from ShowFollowing Saul Maddox
Episode: CW 005
Published: April 7th, 2014
Tags: js, nodejs,web,framework,boilerplate
Duration: 34:17
Episode Notes
Episode timeline
02:06 - Introduction to the Hapi-Ninja boilerplate
05:44 - Details of Hapi-Ninja stack
06:00 - Hapi Node.js web framework
08:34 - Swig javascript templates
11:17 - Gulp Node.js streaming task runner
13:52 - Getting started with Hapi-Ninja boilerplate
14:44 - Using a watcher like node-supervisor to auto reload
15:47 - Hapi-Ninja file structure
18:38 - Configuration
18:55 - Hapi-Assets plugin for minimizing and concatenating assets
21:42 - Hapi-Named-Routes plugin
23:31 - Hapi-Cache Buster plugin for easier browser reloading in development
25:26 - Easy switching from full frontend app (PhoneGap) to a frontend and server using same folder structure
27:02 - Hapi-Ninja code is commented heavily to help new users learn
27:41 - Upgrading from Hapi 2.x to 3.x
28:37 - Contributing
30:08 - Other projects
30:25 - Ever Stain project - legacy website for being remembered
32:16 - Following Saul
Getting started with Hapi-Ninja
Install Nodejs
Clone repo from GitHub
Change working directory into the new path
Install dependencies from npm
# after installing Node.js
git clone https://github.com/poeticninja/hapi-ninja.git
cd hapi-ninja
npm install
Links from Show
Hapi-Ninja boilerplate GitHub Repo
Hapijs Node.js web framework
Swig templates
Gulp javascript streaming task runner
Hapi-Named-Routes plugin for using named routes
Hapi-Assets plugin for automatically minimizing and concatenating assets
Hapi-Cache-Buster plugin which helps with serving fresh content in development
Ever Stain legacy website coming soon by Saul Maddox. How will you be remembered?