NodeSampleRESTApp

A simple node.js app with a couple of REST APIs.

This is for showing how to set up a simple node server as well as for testing purposes.

How to start

Under the directory, in your terminal, run:

node server.js

Then go to your browser, go to http://localhost:8080

How to write a simple node server

To set up the server

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var customPort = 8080;
var portName = 'port';
app.set(portName, process.env.PORT || customPort);
app.listen(app.get(portName), function () {
    console.log('Listening on port ' + app.get(portName));
});

To parse request bodies

var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({
    extended : true
}));
// To use JSON for body parsing
app.use(bodyParser.json());

To import scripts for use in Front-end

var path = require('path');
var scriptRootDirectory = 'public';
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, scriptRootDirectory)));

To parse the cookie

var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
app.use(cookieParser());

To set up a REST API

app.get(rootAPI, function (req, res) {
    res.sendFile(__dirname + '/views/index.html');
});

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