Update the todo list without refreshing the page in express nodejs app

Question

I am a newbee to the express nodejs applications. I want to make a todo list. This is how it looks so far. My question is when I add a todo, it takes some time to show the chang

Answer 1

Your server should return JSON instead of rendered HTML. On the front end you should use JavaScript (jQuery and method $.getJSON() for example) to query your server for the updated task list. jQuery will use AJAX to send and receive data from your server without the need to refresh your page. There are many good tutorials online on how to make REST API using Node.js.