This document discusses using server-side JavaScript with MooTools and CommonJS. It introduces MooTools installation and CommonJS benefits. A common problem is addressed around sharing code between server and client-side JavaScript. PyCow and Meso/Deck are presented as solutions. Examples are provided and various server-side JavaScript implementations like Node.js are listed. Resources for further information are included at the end.

1. Server Side JavaScript
and MooTools
London Ajax User Group
2010-09-14

2. Installation
• Build your own MooTools 1.3
• require(‘MooTools’).apply(GLOBAL)

3. Hello world!

5. CommonJS is awesome
• nothing blocks (even IO has callbacks)
• fast
• scalable
• it’s JavaScript
• it’s flourishing (runs on webOS iOS?)

6. Common problem

7. Common problem

8. Common problem

9. PyCow
http://github.com/p2k/PyCow

10. PyCow
http://github.com/p2k/PyCow
workaround

11. Solution

12. back-end front-end
Base Model
data
validation
common methods
Extends for server side
Extends for front-end
database
filesystem DOM

13. Example
http://tinyurl.com/28fbodl

14. Browsers war again
• Node JS • Myna
• Ringo • Narwahl
• V8CGI • Sling
• Rhino • Apengine
• Juice • Torino
• mod js • ...

15. Meso
• Runner and toolkit that work in several
implementations

16. Deck
• server interface
• examples include node, ringo, v8cgi

17. Thank you
• Piotr Zalewa
@zalun
http://piotr.zalewa.info/

18. Resources
• Example http://tinyurl.com/28fbodl
• http://davidwalsh.name/mootools-nodejs
• http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/learning-serverside-javascript-with-node-js/
• http://nodejs.org/
• http://github.com/keeto/meso
• http://github.com/keeto/deck