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app.js

var app = function (request, response) {
    'use strict';

    response.write('test');
    request.pipe(response);
};

module.exports = app;

defaults.json

{
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "port": 443,
    "ssl": {
        "enabled": true,
        "agent": false,
        "key": "./server/config/ssl/server.pem",
        "certificate": "./server/config/ssl/server.crt"
    }
}

index.js

var createServer = require('./server').createServer,
    app = require('./app'),
    defaults = require('./server/config/defaults'),
    server = undefined;

function listen(err) {
    'use strict';

    /*
        this is where child process module gets implemented.  research more on the subject
    */

    if (err) {
        process.exit(1);
    }

    var addr = server.address();
    var bind = typeof addr === 'string'
        ? 'pipe ' + addr
        : 'port ' + addr.port;

    console.log('server listening at: ' + defaults.host + ':' + defaults.port);
    console.log('bind: %s', bind);
}

server = createServer(defaults, app, listen);

server.js

var fs = require('fs'),
    http = require('http'),
    https = require('https'),
    normalizePort = require('./utils').normalizePort;

function extractCredentialsFrom(settings) {
    'use strict';

    var secure = settings.ssl !== undefined && settings.ssl.enabled === true;

    if (secure) {
        return {
            key: fs.readFileSync(settings.ssl.key),
            certificate: fs.readFileSync(settings.ssl.certificate)
        };
    }
}

function configure(settings) {
    'use strict';

    return extractCredentialsFrom(settings);
}

function start(app, options) {
    'use strict';

    if (options) {
        return https.createServer(options, app);
    } else {
        return http.createServer(app);
    }
}

exports.createServer = function (settings, app, callback) {
    'use strict';

    var options = configure(settings),
        port = normalizePort(settings.port);

    return start(app, options).listen(port, callback);
};

utils.js

exports.normalizePort = function (val) {
    'use strict';

    var port = parseInt(val, 10);

    if (isNaN(port)) {
        return val;
    }

    if (port >= 0) {
        return port;
    }

    return false;
};