In this post I will describe several ways of scheduling tasks in Node.js using standard JavaScript methods like setTimeout() and setInterval(), but also some libraries with a way more sophisticated scheduling configuration mechanisms.
There are several different ways of generating random values in Node.js. Some methods use only base JavaScript functions; others require additional modules. Generated values also differ from method to method. Some may return only numbers whereas others return a Base64 string or UUIDs.
Several straightforward solutions of generating unique identifiers, like random uuid or compact ordered number implemented in Node.js.
In this post, I am sharing how to embed an image data directly into the document with data URI scheme in Node.js and Jade. The data URL scheme specification is RFC 2397. This process will basically require conversion of an image into Base64 format.
The most accurate way of measuring functions execution time in Node.js.
How to rotate Winston log files based on time and date pattern.
Details on rendering conditional comments for IE browser in Jade or Pug template engine in Node.js.
How to set session cookie expiration in Sails.js.
How to calculate checksum of arbitrary text or content of a file in Node.js.