ExpressJS boilerplate / starter

gistfile1.js

	
						
						

var express = require("express");
var expressSession = require("express-session");
var bodyParser = require("body-parser");
var http = require("http");
var path = require("path");
var passport = require("passport");

var router = require("./app/router");
var UoW = require("./app/db/uow");
var SocketIOHandler = require("./app/socketio_handler");
require("./app/configure_passport")();

function Application() {
    this.apiRoutePrefix = "/api";
    
    this.configureMiddleware = function() {
        this.app.use(function(req, res, next) {
            req.homeDir = __dirname;
            next();
        })
        .use(bodyParser.json())
        .use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}))
        .use("/static", express.static(path.join(__dirname, "static")))
        .use(expressSession({ 
            secret: 'super secret key',
            saveUninitialized: true,
            resave: true
        }))
        .use(passport.initialize())
        .use(passport.session())
        .use(this.apiRoutePrefix, function(req, res, next) {
            // define stuff available to all routes
            req.uow = new UoW();
            req.requireLogin = function() {
                if (!req.user) {
                    res.status(401).send();
                    return false;
                }
                return true;
            };
            res.header("Content-Type", "application/json");
            next();
        });
        return this;
    };
    
    this.configureSettings = function() {
        this.app
            .set("view engine", "jade")
            .set("views", path.join(__dirname, "views"))
            .set("port", process.env.PORT || 8081);
        return this;
    };
    
    this.configureRoutes = function() {
        router.register(this.apiRoutePrefix, this.app);
        return this;
    };
    
    this.startServer = function() {
        var self = this;
        this.server = http.createServer(this.app);
        this.server.listen(this.app.get("port"), function() {
            console.log('Express server listening on port ' + self.app.get('port'));
        });
        return this;
    };

    this.startSocketIO = function() {
        (new SocketIOHandler(this.server)).connect();
        return this;
    };

    this.run = function() {
        this.app = express();
        this.configureMiddleware()
            .configureSettings()
            .configureRoutes()
            .startServer()
            .startSocketIO();
    }
}

(new Application()).run();