medium_p1_c1

server.js

const express = require("express");
const bodyParser = require("body-parser");

const app = express();
const port = 3001;

// Middleware

// JSON parser middleware
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));

app.get("/api/ping", (req, res) => {
  // random endpoint so that the client can call something
  res.json({ "msg": "pong" })
});

// start the Express server
app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`server started at http://localhost:${port}`);
});