Express.js bootstrap #express #server

server.js

'use strict'

const path = require('path')
const express = require('express')
const favicon = require('serve-favicon')
const bodyParser = require('body-parser')

const publicPath = p =>
  path.resolve(__dirname, path.join('../../public', p))

const server = express()

server.set('port', (process.env.PORT || 5000))

// views
server.set('view engine', 'ejs')
server.set('views', 'src/server/views')

// static
server.use(favicon(publicPath('img/favicon.ico')))
server.use('/', express.static(publicPath('/')))

// modules
server.use(bodyParser.json())

server.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
  console.log('Server error:', err)
  res.status(500).render('error-500', { error: err })
})

server.get('/api/state', someApiCallHandler)

server.listen(server.get('port'), function () {
  console.log('Server is running on port', server.get('port'))
})