New features in express.js

expressjs.features

var express        = require('express');
var morgan         = require('morgan');
var bodyParser     = require('body-parser');
var methodOverride = require('method-override');
var app            = express();

app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public')); 	// set the static files location /public/img will be /img for users
app.use(morgan('dev')); 					// log every request to the console
app.use(bodyParser()); 						// pull information from html in POST
app.use(methodOverride()); 					// simulate DELETE and PUT

//This is a get example
app.get('/api', function (req, res) {
   res.send('Express 4 API is running');
});

app.get('/', function(req, res){
  res.send('hello world');
});

//This is request parameter example
app.get('/params', function (req, res) {
   console.log(req.param('value'));
   var param = req.param('value');
   res.send('This is params example '+param);
});

//This is request originalurl example
app.get('/paramsoriginal', function (req, res) {
   console.log(req.originalUrl);
   var param = req.originalUrl;
   res.send('This is params example '+param);
});

//Check if the request was issued with the "X-Requested-With" header field set to "XMLHttpRequest" (jQuery etc). req.xhr
app.get('/paramsxhr', function (req, res) {
   console.log(req.xhr);
   var param = req.xhr;
   res.send('This is params example '+param);
});


app.route('/students')
  .get(function(req, res) 
   {
 	console.log('the get method for student');
        res.send('the get method for student');
   })
   .post(function(req, res) 
   {
        console.log('the post method for student');
        res.send('the post method for student'); 
   })

var teacher = express.Router();

teacher.get('/', function(req, res) {
	res.send('im the teacher landing page!');	
});

teacher.get('/findus', function(req, res) {
	res.send('Here you will find teachers');	
});

// apply the routes to application
app.use('/teachers', teacher);



app.listen(8080);	
console.log('Magic happens on port 8080');