feathers.js server composition ( sort of )

app.js

//   src/app.js

const path = require('path');
const serveStatic = require('feathers').static;
const favicon = require('serve-favicon');
const compress = require('compression');
const cors = require('cors');
const feathers = require('feathers');
const configuration = require('feathers-configuration');
const hooks = require('feathers-hooks');
const rest = require('feathers-rest');
const middleware = require('./middleware');
const services = require('./services');


//--SUB APPS------------------------------------

// we give the mainAPP (ie this file ) the ability to constrol where the config is

// DB sub app
const fmConfig = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'apps', 'feathers-filemaker-rest')
const fmsREST = require('../apps/feathers-filemaker-rest/').config(fmConfig);


// API sub App
const apiConfig = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'apps', 'api')
const api = require('../apps/api/src/app').config(apiConfig)

//--------------------------------------------

// MAIN APP
//  we do the same here for the main app for consistancy

const app = feathers();
const configureApp = (pathToConfig) => {

  app.configure(configuration(pathToConfig));
  app.use(compress())
    .options('*', cors())
    .use(cors())
    .use(favicon( path.join(app.get('public'), 'favicon.ico') ))
    .use('/', serveStatic( app.get('public') ))
    .use('/db', fmsREST)
    .use('/api/v1', api)
    .configure(middleware);

  return app
};

module.exports = app;
module.exports.config = configureApp;

index.js

//   src/index.js

const path = require('path');
const configPath = path.join(__dirname, '..');

const app = require('./app').config(configPath);
const port = app.get('port');
const server = app.listen(port);

server.on('listening', () =>
  console.log(`Feathers application started on ${app.get('host')}:${port}`)
);