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Node API ↔ core Node.js internal Module built-in with Node.js

aka Node-Core-Library, Node-Standard-Library

Non-Blocking​

Node API tends to be Async by default

Low-Level​

Node API tends to have less Syntactic Sugar (Abstraction)

http​

Node API to create server with HTTPNetwork Protocol

https​

Node API to create server with HTTPS Network Protocol

path​

Node API for tools to work with paths

util​

Node API to provide utility functions

readline​

Node API to prompt user input via terminal

v8​

Node API for V8 JS Engine

events​

Node API for event API

child_process​

Node API to spawn ChildProcess

fs​

Node API to interact with OS File System - always use fs-extra for async ops!

stream​

Node API & Interface to stream data as Chunks (vs all at once)

References​

  1. http ↔ Node API to create server with HTTPNetwork Protocol

  2. path ↔ Node API for tools to work with paths

  3. util ↔ Node API to provide utility functions

  4. v8 ↔ Node API for V8 JS Engine

  5. readline ↔ Node API to prompt user input via terminal

  6. events ↔ Node API for event API

  7. child_process ↔ Node API to spawn ChildProcess

  8. fs ↔ Node API to interact with OS File System - always use fs-extra for async ops!

  9. stream ↔ Node API & Interface to stream data as Chunks (vs all at once)

  10. https ↔ Node API to create server with HTTPS Network Protocol

  11. [Non-Blocking](non-blocking) ↔ Node API tends to be Async by default

  12. [Low-Level](low-level) ↔ Node API tends to have less Syntactic Sugar (Abstraction)