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How structure big nodejs express application
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Sample of Structure | |
/express.js | |
/views/javascript/jquery.js | |
/views/javascript/mootools.js | |
/views/stylesheets/resets.css | |
/views/stylesheets/globals.css | |
/views/index.html | |
/views/settings.html | |
/views/register.html | |
/views/login.html | |
/publics/login/_default.js(res, req) | |
/publics/register/_default.js(res, req) | |
/publics/docs/_default.js(res, req) | |
/publics/blog/_default.js(res, req) | |
/privates/settings/_default.js(res, req) | |
/privates/admin/_default.js(res, req) | |
/privates/useronly/_default.js(res, req) | |
/privates/secretscreen/_default.js(res, req) | |
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How routing should work | |
Request workflow | |
user browse mywebsite.co/login/newuser/ | |
req/res goes to express.js and its routed to _default.js | |
in _default.js based on POST/URL/GET/COOKIES logic is routed | |
in newuser.js is req/res | |
How Goes Req/Res: | |
express.js with (req, res) -> | |
publics/login/_default with (req, res) -> | |
publics/login/newuser.js with (req, res) -> | |
res.render(views/login/screen.html) | |
// --------------------------------------------------- | |
// express.js | |
var express = require('express'); | |
var app = module.exports = express(); | |
app.configure(function(){ | |
// avoid fcking 404 request made by browsers | |
app.use(express.favicon()); | |
// client routing | |
app.use('/s', express.static(__dirname+'/views/fonts')); | |
app.use('/s', express.static(__dirname+'/views/stylesheets')); | |
app.use('/s', express.static(__dirname+'/views/images')); | |
app.use('/s', express.static(__dirname+'/views/javascript')); | |
// defaults when use res.render('thistemplate.html') | |
app.set('views', __dirname + '/views'); | |
app.engine('html', require('ejs').renderFile); | |
// parser, mandatory part | |
app.use(express.bodyParser()); | |
app.use(express.methodOverride()); | |
app.use(app.router); | |
}); | |
// public screens, without registration | |
app.all('/', function(req, res) { | |
res.render('publics/index.html'); | |
}); | |
var screens = [ | |
'login', 'register', 'docs', 'blog', 'index' | |
].forEach(function(mod){ | |
app.all('/' + mod + '/*', function(req, res) { | |
require('./publics/' + mod +'/_index')(req, res); | |
}); | |
}); | |
// private screens after authorization | |
var hasAuth = function(){ | |
// isAuth ? next() : redirectToIndex() | |
} | |
app.all('/-/', hasAuth, function(req, res) { | |
require('./privates/dashboard/_index')(req, res); | |
}); | |
var screens = [ | |
'settings', 'admin', 'useronly', 'secretscreen' | |
].forEach(function(mod){ | |
app.all('/-/' + mod + '/*', hasAuth, function(req, res) { | |
require('./privates/' + mod + '/_index')(req, res); | |
}); | |
}); | |
// run | |
if (!module.parent) { | |
app.use(express.logger('dev')); | |
app.listen(4090); | |
} |
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