WebFund 2013F: Assignment 1 - Revision history

Soma at 17:37, 7 October 2013

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	Please submit your answers as a single text or PDF file uploaded to CULearn with "COMP 2406 Assignment 1", your name, student number, and the date as the first four lines of the file. '''No other formats will be accepted.''' Submitting in another format may result in your assignment not being graded and you receiving no marks for this assignment.		Please submit your answers as a single text or PDF file uploaded to CULearn with "COMP 2406 Assignment 1", your name, student number, and the date as the first four lines of the file. '''No other formats will be accepted.''' Submitting in another format may result in your assignment not being graded and you receiving no marks for this assignment.

			'''Solutions for Assignment 1 are available [http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/~soma/webfund-2013f/assign1-sol.txt here].'''

	==Questions==		==Questions==

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Part C

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	===Part C===		===Part C===

	# (5 points) What are the names given to the functions <tt>exports.index()</tt> and <tt>exports.add()</tt> in <tt>app.js</tt>? How are these names defined? How does this naming involve JavaScript's support for ~~objects~~? Explain.		# (5 points) What are the names given to the functions <tt>exports.index()</tt> and <tt>exports.add()</tt> in <tt>app.js</tt>? How are these names defined? How does this naming involve JavaScript's support for modules? Explain.
	# (5 points) When is the anonymous function on line 34 of <tt>app.js</tt> called? Also, why is a function defined here rather than, say, just calling the <tt>console.log()</tt> function after the call to <tt>app.listen()</tt>?		# (5 points) When is the anonymous function on line 34 of <tt>app.js</tt> called? Also, why is a function defined here rather than, say, just calling the <tt>console.log()</tt> function after the call to <tt>app.listen()</tt>?
	# (10 points) When a user types in a value for the "Name" form field, hits submit, and then sees the response page containing the characters entered for "Name", how does this value move around in the <tt>form-demo</tt> code? Specifically where does it come in from the user, and how does it get from there to the page that is sent back in response? Explain step by step.		# (10 points) When a user types in a value for the "Name" form field, hits submit, and then sees the response page containing the characters entered for "Name", how does this value move around in the <tt>form-demo</tt> code? Specifically where does it come in from the user, and how does it get from there to the page that is sent back in response? Explain step by step.

Soma: /* Part C */

2013-10-02T17:49:44Z

Part C

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	===Part C===		===Part C===

	# (5 points) What are the names given to the functions <tt>exports.index()</tt> and <tt>exports.add()</tt> in <tt>app.js</tt>? How are these names defined? How does this naming involve ~~JavaScripts~~ support for objects? Explain.		# (5 points) What are the names given to the functions <tt>exports.index()</tt> and <tt>exports.add()</tt> in <tt>app.js</tt>? How are these names defined? How does this naming involve JavaScript's support for objects? Explain.
	# (5 points) When is the anonymous function on line 34 of <tt>app.js</tt> called? Also, why is a function defined here rather than, say, just calling the <tt>console.log()</tt> function after the call to <tt>app.listen()</tt>?		# (5 points) When is the anonymous function on line 34 of <tt>app.js</tt> called? Also, why is a function defined here rather than, say, just calling the <tt>console.log()</tt> function after the call to <tt>app.listen()</tt>?
	# (10 points) When a user types in a value for the "Name" form field, hits submit, and then sees the response page containing the characters entered for "Name", how does this value move around in the <tt>form-demo</tt> code? Specifically where does it come in from the user, and how does it get from there to the page that is sent back in response? Explain step by step.		# (10 points) When a user types in a value for the "Name" form field, hits submit, and then sees the response page containing the characters entered for "Name", how does this value move around in the <tt>form-demo</tt> code? Specifically where does it come in from the user, and how does it get from there to the page that is sent back in response? Explain step by step.

Soma at 15:46, 25 September 2013

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	~~'''This assignment is not yet finalized'''~~

	In this assignment you are to examine, modify, and answer questions regarding the [http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/~soma/webfund-2013f/form-demo.zip form-demo] sample node application. The files of this application are also listed below. You can run this code by running the commands		In this assignment you are to examine, modify, and answer questions regarding the [http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/~soma/webfund-2013f/form-demo.zip form-demo] sample node application. The files of this application are also listed below. You can run this code by running the commands

Soma: /* Part A */

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Part A

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	===Part A===		===Part A===
	What happens when you change the following lines in <tt>form-demo</tt>? Describe the change in behavior as if each deletion is the '''only''' change made to the application. (one point each)		What happens when you change the following lines in <tt>form-demo</tt>? Describe the change in behavior as if each deletion is the '''only''' change made to the application. If a runtime error is generated please describe the error and briefly explain why that error was produced. (one point each)
	# package.json: delete 7		# package.json: delete 7
	# app.js: delete 6, add semicolon to end of 5		# app.js: delete 6, add semicolon to end of 5

Soma: /* Questions */

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Questions

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	==Questions==		==Questions==

			There are 60 points below in three parts of 20 points each. Answer all questions.

	===Part A===		===Part A===

Soma at 14:15, 20 September 2013

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	in the unzipped directory within the class Lubuntu environment.		in the unzipped directory within the class Lubuntu environment.

			Please submit your answers as a single text or PDF file uploaded to CULearn with "COMP 2406 Assignment 1", your name, student number, and the date as the first four lines of the file. '''No other formats will be accepted.''' Submitting in another format may result in your assignment not being graded and you receiving no marks for this assignment.

	==Questions==		==Questions==

	===Part A===		===Part A===
	What happens when you change the following lines in <tt>form-demo</tt>? Describe the change in behavior as if each deletion is the '''only''' change made to the application.		What happens when you change the following lines in <tt>form-demo</tt>? Describe the change in behavior as if each deletion is the '''only''' change made to the application. (one point each)
	# package.json: delete 7		# package.json: delete 7
	# app.js: delete 6, add semicolon to end of 5		# app.js: delete 6, add semicolon to end of 5
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	Describe how to change the code to add the following features/change the following behavior. If the changes are small, specify the line(s) to changed. If the changes are more substantial, you may just list the entire modified file. These changes are cumulative, so the changes for the third question should take into account those made previously.		Describe how to change the code to add the following features/change the following behavior. If the changes are small, specify the line(s) to changed. If the changes are more substantial, you may just list the entire modified file. These changes are cumulative, so the changes for the third question should take into account those made previously.

	# Make the application listen on port 3200.		# (2 points) Make the application listen on port 3200.
	# Add a "Phone" field to the end of the form that behaves similarly to all of the other form entries.		# (2 points) Add a "Home" button to the submit results screen (/add) that takes you back to the form screen.
	# ~~Add a "Home" button to the submit results screen~~ (~~/add~~) ~~that takes you back to the form screen.~~		# (6 points) Add a "Phone" field to the end of the form that behaves similarly to all of the other form entries.
	# Make the submit results screen show all of the records that have been added since the web application was started. List them one after another on the page in the same format as the original form submission form with a blank line in between them. The "Home" button should be at the very bottom of the page.		# (10 points) Make the submit results screen show all of the records that have been added since the web application was started. List them one after another on the page in the same format as the original form submission form with a blank line in between them. The "Home" button should be at the very bottom of the page.

	===Part C===		===Part C===

	# What are the names given to the functions <tt>exports.index()</tt> and <tt>exports.add()</tt> in <tt>app.js</tt>? How are these names defined? How does this naming involve JavaScripts support for objects? Explain.		# (5 points) What are the names given to the functions <tt>exports.index()</tt> and <tt>exports.add()</tt> in <tt>app.js</tt>? How are these names defined? How does this naming involve JavaScripts support for objects? Explain.
	# When a user types in a value for the "Name" form field, hits submit, and then sees the response page containing the characters entered for "Name", how does this value move around in the <tt>form-demo</tt> code? Specifically where does it come in from the user, and how does it get from there to the page that is sent back in response? Explain step by step.		# (5 points) When is the anonymous function on line 34 of <tt>app.js</tt> called? Also, why is a function defined here rather than, say, just calling the <tt>console.log()</tt> function after the call to <tt>app.listen()</tt>?
	# When is the anonymous function on line 34 of <tt>app.js</tt> called? Also, why is a function defined here rather than, say, just calling the <tt>console.log()</tt> function after the call to <tt>app.listen()</tt>?		# (10 points) When a user types in a value for the "Name" form field, hits submit, and then sees the response page containing the characters entered for "Name", how does this value move around in the <tt>form-demo</tt> code? Specifically where does it come in from the user, and how does it get from there to the page that is sent back in response? Explain step by step.

	==Source==		==Source==

Soma: /* Part C */

2013-09-20T14:05:45Z

Part C

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	# What are the names given to the functions <tt>exports.index()</tt> and <tt>exports.add()</tt> in <tt>app.js</tt>? How are these names defined? How does this naming involve JavaScripts support for objects? Explain.		# What are the names given to the functions <tt>exports.index()</tt> and <tt>exports.add()</tt> in <tt>app.js</tt>? How are these names defined? How does this naming involve JavaScripts support for objects? Explain.
	# When a user types in a value for the "Name" form field, hits submit, and then sees the response page containing the characters entered for "Name", how does this value move around in the <tt>form-demo</tt> code? Specifically where does it come in from the user, and how does it get from there to the page that is sent back in response? Explain step by step.		# When a user types in a value for the "Name" form field, hits submit, and then sees the response page containing the characters entered for "Name", how does this value move around in the <tt>form-demo</tt> code? Specifically where does it come in from the user, and how does it get from there to the page that is sent back in response? Explain step by step.
			# When is the anonymous function on line 34 of <tt>app.js</tt> called? Also, why is a function defined here rather than, say, just calling the <tt>console.log()</tt> function after the call to <tt>app.listen()</tt>?

	==Source==		==Source==

Soma: /* Part C */

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Part C

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	===Part C===		===Part C===

			# What are the names given to the functions <tt>exports.index()</tt> and <tt>exports.add()</tt> in <tt>app.js</tt>? How are these names defined? How does this naming involve JavaScripts support for objects? Explain.
			# When a user types in a value for the "Name" form field, hits submit, and then sees the response page containing the characters entered for "Name", how does this value move around in the <tt>form-demo</tt> code? Specifically where does it come in from the user, and how does it get from there to the page that is sent back in response? Explain step by step.

	==Source==		==Source==

Soma: /* Questions */

2013-09-20T12:56:35Z

Questions

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	# Add a "Home" button to the submit results screen (/add) that takes you back to the form screen.		# Add a "Home" button to the submit results screen (/add) that takes you back to the form screen.
	# Make the submit results screen show all of the records that have been added since the web application was started. List them one after another on the page in the same format as the original form submission form with a blank line in between them. The "Home" button should be at the very bottom of the page.		# Make the submit results screen show all of the records that have been added since the web application was started. List them one after another on the page in the same format as the original form submission form with a blank line in between them. The "Home" button should be at the very bottom of the page.

			===Part C===

	==Source==		==Source==