Node.js / Express.js Integration

• Integration Methods
  • Simple Content Folder
  • Router - Static HTML
  • Standalone
• Redirect Regular Expression Syntax
• SDK Documentation

Integration Methods

The jsHarmony CMS can be integrated into Node.js / Express.js applications in a variety of ways.  Capabilities will vary based on the integration method:

Simple Content Folder

• Generate static HTML pages in a subfolder of the site, based on static HTML templates.
• Work Involved: Very Easy - no SDK required
  
  View Integration Tutorial

Router - Static HTML

• Generate static HTML pages in a subfolder of the site, based on static HTML templates.
• Includes a Router to enable:
  • Page URLs anywhere in the site
  • Redirects defined in CMS
• Work Involved: Easy - minimal integration required
  
  View Integration Tutorial

Standalone

• Add CMS content to an existing page in the site
• Generate a JSON object for that page on publish
• On page view:
  • Load the JSON object and render it in the server-side template
• Work Involved: Easy to Medium, based on site complexity
  
  View Integration Tutorial

Redirect Regular Expression Syntax

The syntax for Redirect regular expressions is specific to the deployment environment.  The Node.js / Express.js SDK uses JavaScript Regular Expression syntax.

Back-references are implemented using $N.  For example, "$1" replaces the first matched group, "$2" replaces the second matched group, and so on.

Below is an example of RegEx variable replacement, using the Node.js / Express.js SDK:

URL:         ^/products/([a-zA-Z]*)$
Destination: /view_product?id=$1

SDK Documentation

Explore the SDK Documentation and source code at the Github site: jsharmony-cms-sdk-express.