hapi is a rock solid server framework for Node.js. Its focus on modularity and configuration-over-convention makes it the perfect match for any size development team. Install: npm install --save hapi index.js 'use strict' var Hapi = require( 'hapi' )…

View engines, or template engines, allow you to maintain a clean separation between your presentation layer and the rest of your application. This post will demonstrate how to use the vision plugin with hapi to enable template support. index.js serve…

hapi has built-in support for parsing cookies from a request headers, and writing cookies to a response, making state management easy and straight-forward. It even has built in support for cookie encryption and auto detects when a cookie contains JSO…

hapi supports request validation out of the box using the joi module. Request path parameters, payloads, and querystring parameters can be validated with joi's simple, 'use strict' const Hapi = require('hapi') const Joi = require('joi') const server…

hapi automatically responds with JSON for any error passed to a route's reply()method. But what if your application needs errors rendered in HTML? This lesson shows how to implement friendly HTML error messages using hapi extension events. const Hapi…

Instead of using middlware, hapi provides a number of points during the lifecycle of a request that you can hook-in to provide additional functionality, called "extension events". This lesson will give you an introduction to using extension even…

hapi makes handling POST and PUT payloads easy by buffering and parsing them automatically without requiring additional modules or middleware. This post will demonstrate how to handle JSON and form based request payloads via hapi's route configuratio…

hapi does not support serving static files out of the box. Instead it relies on a module called Inert. This lesson will cover serving static files using Inert's custom handlers. 'use strict' var Hapi = require( 'hapi' ); var Boom = require('boom'); v…

hapi's reply interface is one of it's most powerful features. It's smart enough to detect and serialize objects, buffers, promises and even streams. This post will demonstrate first hand how to use the reply method to send your data to the client, no…

Routing is a fundamental aspect of any framework. In this lesson, you'll learn how to use path parameters in hapi's router. We'll also touch on how the router uses specificity to order routes internally. Router Param: http://localhost:8000/ztw // Wil…