@georgiancollege/express-mvc/templates/mvcjshbs/Server/Config/app.js

Express MVC @ Georgian College

// required node modules
const createError = require('http-errors');
const express = require('express');
const path = require('path');
const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
const logger = require('morgan');

// Routing modules
const indexRouter = require('../Routes');

const app = express();

// view engine setup
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, '../Views'));
app.set('view engine', 'hbs');

// middleware configuration
app.use(logger('dev'));
app.use(express.json());
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(cookieParser());
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../../Client')));
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../../node_modules')));

app.use('/', indexRouter);

// catch 404 and forward to error handler
app.use(function(req, res, next) 
{
  next(createError(404));
});

// error handler
app.use(function(err, req, res, next) 
{
  // set locals, only providing error in development
  res.locals.message = err.message;
  res.locals.error = req.app.get('env') === 'development' ? err : {};

  // render the error page
  res.status(err.status || 500);
  res.render('error', {title: `Error: ${err.status}`, page: 'error'});
});

module.exports = app;