Node.js & Express configuration from [email protected]

app.js

/**
 * Main application file
 */

'use strict';

// Set default node environment to development
process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';

var express = require('express');
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var config = require('./config/environment');

// Connect to database
mongoose.connect(config.mongo.uri, config.mongo.options);

// Setup server
var app = express();
var server = require('http').createServer(app);
var socketio = require('socket.io').listen(server);
require('./config/socketio')(socketio);
require('./config/express')(app);
require('./routes')(app);

// Start server
server.listen(config.port, config.ip, function () {
  console.log('Express server listening on %d, in %s mode', config.port, app.get('env'));
});

// Expose app
var exports = module.exports = app;

express.js

/**
 * Express configuration
 */

'use strict';

var express = require('express');
var favicon = require('static-favicon');
var morgan = require('morgan');
var compression = require('compression');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var methodOverride = require('method-override');
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var errorHandler = require('errorhandler');
var path = require('path');
var config = require('./environment');
var passport = require('passport');

//Sessions
var session = require('express-session');
var mongoStore = require('connect-mongo')(session);

module.exports = function (app) {
  var env = app.get('env');

  app.set('views', config.root + '/server/views');
  app.set('view engine', 'jade');
  app.use(compression());
  app.use(bodyParser());
  app.use(methodOverride());
  app.use(cookieParser());
  app.use(passport.initialize());

  // Persist sessions with mongoStore
  app.use(session({
    secret: config.secrets.session,
    store: new mongoStore({
      url: config.mongo.uri,
      collection: 'sessions'
    }, function () {
      console.log('db connection open' );
    })
  }));

  if ('production' === env) {
    app.use(favicon(path.join(config.root, 'public', 'favicon.ico')));
    app.use(express.static(path.join(config.root, 'public')));
    app.set('appPath', config.root + '/public');
    app.use(morgan('dev'));
  }

  if ('development' === env || 'test' === env) {
    app.use(require('connect-livereload')());
    app.use(express.static(path.join(config.root, '.tmp')));
    app.use(express.static(path.join(config.root, 'client')));
    app.set('appPath', 'client');
    app.use(morgan('dev'));
    app.use(errorHandler()); // Error handler - has to be last
  }
};

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