html5mode with strongloop loopback and angularjs

server.js

var loopback = require('loopback');
var boot = require('loopback-boot');
var path = require('path');

var app = module.exports = loopback();

// boot scripts mount components like REST API
boot(app, __dirname);

// https://github.com/angular-ui/ui-router/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions#how-to-configure-your-server-to-work-with-html5mode
app.all('/*', function(req, res, next) {
  // Just send the index.html for other files to support HTML5Mode
  res.sendFile('index.html', { root: path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'client') });
});

app.start = function() {
  'use strict';
  // start the web server
  return app.listen(function() {
    app.emit('started');
    console.log('Web server listening at: %s', app.get('url'));
  });
};

// start the server if `$ node server.js`
if (require.main === module) {
  app.start();
}