sfentress · October 2, 2017 18:30
diff --git a/simple_server.js b/simple_server.js
 /************************************************
 FILENAME
 server_simple.js
 DESCRIPTION
 creates a simple web server that
 display "Hello World"
 HOW TO START SERVER:
 1) npm install firebase-admin --save
 2) node simple_server.js
 3) open web browser visit http://127.0.0.1:8080
 *************************************************/

 // Include the HTTP Node library
 // http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/http.html
 var http = require('http');

 // define the IP and port number
 var localIP = "127.0.0.1"; // 127.0.0.1 is used when running the server locally
 var port = 8080; // port to run webserver on

 console.log("Testing hello-world server");

 var admin = require("firebase-admin");
 var serviceAccount = require("./GVDemo-a034f68fba6f.json");
 admin.initializeApp({
  credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
  databaseURL: "https://gvdemo-6f015.firebaseio.com"
 });

 console.log("loaded firebase admin", admin);

 function sayHello(req, res) {

    console.log("We've got a request for " + req.url);

    // put some data in FB at the path /sams-test/1/test
    var db = admin.database();
    var ref = db.ref("/sams-test/1");
    ref.set({test: "test"});

    // HTTP response header - the content will be HTML MIME type
    res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});

    // Write out the HTTP response body
    res.write('<html><body>' +
    '<h1>Hello world<h1>'+
    '</body></html>');

    // End of HTTP response
    res.end();

 }

 /************************/
 /*  START THE SERVER    */
 /************************/

 // Create the HTTP server
 var server = http.createServer(sayHello);

 // Turn server on - now listening for requests on localIP and port
 server.listen(port, localIP);

 // print message to terminal that server is running
 console.log('Server running at http://'+ localIP +':'+ port +'/');
	/************************************************
	FILENAME
	server_simple.js
	DESCRIPTION
	creates a simple web server that
	display "Hello World"
	HOW TO START SERVER:
	1) npm install firebase-admin --save
	2) node simple_server.js
	3) open web browser visit http://127.0.0.1:8080
	*************************************************/

	// Include the HTTP Node library
	// http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/http.html
	var http = require('http');

	// define the IP and port number
	var localIP = "127.0.0.1"; // 127.0.0.1 is used when running the server locally
	var port = 8080; // port to run webserver on

	console.log("Testing hello-world server");

	var admin = require("firebase-admin");
	var serviceAccount = require("./GVDemo-a034f68fba6f.json");
	admin.initializeApp({
	credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
	databaseURL: "https://gvdemo-6f015.firebaseio.com"
	});

	console.log("loaded firebase admin", admin);

	function sayHello(req, res) {

	console.log("We've got a request for " + req.url);

	// put some data in FB at the path /sams-test/1/test
	var db = admin.database();
	var ref = db.ref("/sams-test/1");
	ref.set({test: "test"});

	// HTTP response header - the content will be HTML MIME type
	res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});

	// Write out the HTTP response body
	res.write('<html><body>' +
	'<h1>Hello world<h1>'+
	'</body></html>');

	// End of HTTP response
	res.end();

	}

	/************************/
	/* START THE SERVER */
	/************************/

	// Create the HTTP server
	var server = http.createServer(sayHello);

	// Turn server on - now listening for requests on localIP and port
	server.listen(port, localIP);

	// print message to terminal that server is running
	console.log('Server running at http://'+ localIP +':'+ port +'/');