5114125, 4:98 AM aboutblank Promises, Async/Await, and Axios Requests in Node.js and Express stimated ime needed 29 minutes, Objectives In this eating you il ear bout + Promises: The core building block for handing asynchronous operation in JavaScript, + AsynclAveit A moder and more readable syntax for working with Promises + Asdos: A widely-used HTTP cient for making network requests Introduction JavaScripts asynchronous programming mods! i foundational fr developing responsive and performant web applications. Ib Node j and Express, handing ‘synchronous operations effectively essential for ask such as making API requests, reading ile, or querying daabates 1. Promises A Promise isan object that represents the eventual completion (ole) of an asynchronous operation and is esting elu. 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While Promise solved he ssues aboutblank "hese methods alo returo Promises allowing you hain multiple asynchronous em operations 1 eeth 77 Point the error nesage t9 the console ‘vith syachronou programming ested yen can complste the eructe an eadaiity ofthe code. -Asyne and Await re syatatic sugar over Promises, making asynchronous cde look more like synelvonous coe, which ea ‘to ead and write, An syne fanetion returns 3 Promise nd you can ute awit isi an aye fanction ope exactions Promise is resolved or rejected aboutlank 2165114125, 4:98 AM aboutblank sesoamrry rss pemcine Asynchronous Uses sanda code appears teenth or dotnssingie more linear and error handling facilitated by cexsierto Which smore ‘the nds Familiar econ developers Sow of code An async funtion always tums 3 Promit, Inside the syne function, you cn we the a keyword to pause execution unt a Promise is reotved orreested. Shyne faction nyasnetinction®) sabating' cnten with § totem arabe sucess Ti xt conaitton true, resolve with 3 success face au dase t . Tie‘ congition is false, troy an ero Uo simulate rejection {hron pow foror("the operstiontatieal")s > 1 sing asye taction to tande Pron Saye ineton exeutenyneranctiont) oats tye aye fncen cant get the rest Const result = matt nyayretunetiont): Soteclogreset); // vapor she remlt 1 succesful > eaten erseey Gres.eerror(errereszage); //tandle ané output any errors ) U1 cat e aeyne function 10 execute CeecotensyneFenction0s This example shows how async and await con simply asynchronous programming ia JavaScript. The async function nysyetunet on simulates a conditional operation, fetuming a success mersage if the condition sme and throwing an etor otherwise. The enecvteasyncfuncrion wes tral to ell nysayncFuetion and handles the result ‘ray eros using try and atch, This approach makes the code eer o read and understand compared to handling promises with ten) andl esteh( chains S.Anios Requests Avios isa promise-ased HTTP clea for the browser and Nod It makes it easy to sond asynchronous HTTP roquss to REST endpoints and perform CRUD ‘pctations, Axis astomaill transforms SON dats and provides cles a simple APL aboutlank5114125, 4:98 AM aboutblank FEATURES OFAXIOS. —— — 1. You can instal Axios using the following command 2. 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Making a POST Request + To send data toa server use 2 POST request 11 tere tne axles brary ST bea toe Font in the POST request, TMs 46 9 DavaSciot object containing the Wser Inforeat Gost esta 2) » 11 astng the attos.pst nethod to make a 7ST request to the specified URL with the data object esse pstt"hetpesfapi-cuanaleccamusers", eas) aboutlank5114125, 4:98 AM aboutblank Phen(eergone => ¢ * ” 11 the response object cortatns the gata neturned fron he server. U1 ae 1g norsage slong with sh “ent proparty of tho response to the console conse. tog(‘Urer erated", response. » 11-16 tere 1s an error curing the request, the “cater block Is executed catenorror => ( [hee ere essage ton cna tng wh ie error beck. console. eoror( ‘Ercan creating users", eran ne + This code sniper demonstrates the basic usage of axos for making HTTP POST requests and handling responses and errs 44 Example: Using Asyne/Avalt with Axios Combining asynelawst with Axios provides a clea approach to handle HTTP requss ange axog = reguicet"ausor"); // for Nodeje, 0% Snclude via CON for Browser Ui hsypenerous function te past date to 20 RL Styne’ fanetion posestat) ty tate the ressense ron the os 20st request ‘ee torgnge “ana aavar pore heapee/ Senalaceholder.typicade.cn/patts", ( tier foo", If The tie oF the post fooys sae,’ /f The basy/contnt oF the post ye Tog ee sosponee data to the console ons: ogtresporses esta); » Satan terse IT'S Sore te'an eeen, log the error nestge t0 the console onsoelerrort ‘Error posting data!"y error, > ) 11 cat te axyne fonction to execute the request pasteatas Here, avait pauses the function execution unl the POST request completes, and he resus hand inside the ty block Summary 1 this reading, you leaned about the fundamental concepts of asynchronous programing ia Node and Express, focusing on Promises, asjncawalt syntax, andthe Axios HTTP nt Promises provide a way to handle asychronus operations, making code mae readable and easier to manage by allowing chaining of operations, The ‘eynait ytn builds on Promises, eaabling yu to wntearyachrenous code tat resembles syncbonods cde, iss sipliving the boning of asynchronous si Filly, you explored how to ure Axio to mak HTTP requests, which x eset for interacting with exteral APL and seevics, By mastering these concept, you c= ‘wits mote efficient and maintainable asyehnonous code, which i cracial for building robust we applications. 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