TypeScriptFullStackShell/src/DemoServer.ts

DemoServer.ts

    constructor() {
        super(true);
        this.app.use(bodyParser.json());
        this.app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));
        this.setupControllers();
        // Point to front-end code
        if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
            this.app.get('*', (req, res) => res.send(this.DEV_MSG));
        } else {
            this.serveFrontEndProd();
        }
    }

    ...
    
    private serveFrontEndProd(): void {
        const dir = path.join(__dirname, 'public/react/demo-react/');
        // Set the static and views directory
        this.app.set('views',  dir);
        this.app.use(express.static(dir));
        // Serve front-end content
        this.app.get('*', (req, res) => {
            res.sendFile('index.html', {root: dir});
        });
    }