JSON API Server for NodeJS

json_api_server.js

var http = require('http');
var url = require('url');
var portNumber = Number(process.argv[2]);

function parseTime(time) {
  return {
    hour: time.getHours(),
    minute: time.getMinutes(),
    second: time.getSeconds()
  }
}

function unixTime(time) {
  return {
    unixtime: time.getTime()
  }
}

var server = http.createServer(function (request, response) {
  var parsedUrl = url.parse(request.url, true);
  var time = new Date(parsedUrl.query.iso);
  var result

  if (/^\/api\/parsetime/.test(request.url))
    result = parseTime(time);
  else if (/^\/api\/unixtime/.test(request.url))
    result = unixTime(time);

  if (result) {
    response.writeHead(200, {'content-type': 'application/json'});
    response.end(JSON.stringify(result));
  } else {
    response.writeHead(404);
    response.end();
  }

});

server.listen(portNumber, function() {
  console.log('The server is listening on port number: ' + portNumber);
});