Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: ibm_db node module and IBM Data Server Driver

My understanding is that you can use Node.JS through CGI, but that is not required. If we use node and Express to set up a node web server, then use the Node Toolkit for i, I think it's using stored procedures under the covers for performance reasons. We would not be using the Apache web server and CGI.

CGI is a perfectly fine technology. It can satisfy needs in many cases. I'm not saying everyone should avoid CGI.

We want to plan for fast performance under very high volumes of concurrent requests. We feel node would offer better performance than CGI under those conditions. (If this isn't the case, then IBM is doing node wrong on the IBM i.)

Thanks,

Kelly Cookson
IT Project Leader
Dot Foods, Inc.
217-773-4486 ext. 12676
www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com>

From: WEB400 [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bradley Stone
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 7:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [WEB400] [EXTERNAL] Re: ibm_db node module and IBM Data Server Driver

You do realize node.js is technically CGI too. But I do understand you
probably mean COBOL/RPG CGI.


On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 7:53 AM, Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

Why?



On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 7:51 AM, Kelly Cookson <KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:

We don't to use CGI if we can avoid it.

Thanks,

Kelly Cookson
IT Project Leader
Dot Foods, Inc.
217-773-4486 ext. 12676
www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com><http://www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com>>

From: WEB400 [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bradley
Stone
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WEB400] ibm_db node module and IBM Data Server
Driver

You could create web services using COBOL (or RPG) as well, if that's the
main programing language.

Easily send JSON (or XML. blech...) data back to the requestor. All you'd
really need is YAJL or something similar.

On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 7:32 AM, Kelly Cookson <KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx

<mailto:KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx%0b>>> <mailto:KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>

wrote:

Basically, yes. We have a lot of COBOL legacy that we want to keep

using.

But we've started to gradually replace green screen development with

.NET

web front-ends.

Our .NET developers used to connect to the IBM I via database drivers

(SQL

for DB2 tables and stored procedures for COBOL programs). But the

drivers

they were using had a dependency on ADO.NET. ADO.NET is not supported

in

the new .NET Core framework. Hence, we're looking into our options.

I was over-complicating things with ibm_db and node on windows. This
approach would require the licensed product IBM Connect. My guess is

that

.NET developers could use drivers directly with IBM Connect.

One of the options we are considering is creating web services on the

IBM

i using Node.JS, Express and Node Toolkit for i. If we adopt node, then

we

could also take advantage of .NET Core JavaScript Services, which allows
.NET apps to incorporate node modules and custom JavaScript functions
running on node on windows. I was exploring ways we might leverage that
capability. That's what lead to me asking about the ibm_db node module.

Thanks,

Kelly Cookson
IT Project Leader
Dot Foods, Inc.
217-773-4486 ext. 12676
www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com><http://www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com>><http://www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com><

http://www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com>>>

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