dsdunn.nodeServerPrework.js

const http = require('http');
const url = require('url');
const server = http.createServer();

let messages = [
  { 'id': 1, 'user': 'Cardi B', 'message': 'I got money!'},
  { 'id': 2, 'user': 'the Munchkins', 'message': 'ding dong the witch is dead'},
  { 'id': 3, 'user': 'bart simpson', 'message': 'don\'t have a cow, man'}
];

server.listen(3000, () => {
  console.log('The HTTP server is listening at Port 3000.');
});

server.on('request', (request, response) => {
  if (request.method === 'GET') {
    getAllMessages(response);
  } 
  else if (request.method === 'POST') {
    let newMessage = { 'id': new Date() };

    request.on('data', (data) => {
      newMessage  = Object.assign(newMessage, JSON.parse(data));
    });

    request.on('end', () => {
      addMessage(newMessage, response);
    })
  }
});

const getAllMessages = (response) => {
  response.writeHead(200, { 'ContentType': 'text/plain' });
  response.write(JSON.stringify(messages));
  response.end();
}

const addMessage = (newMessage, response) => {
  messages.push(newMessage);
  response.writeHead(201, { 'ContentType': 'text/plain' });
  response.write(JSON.stringify(messages));
  response.end();
}