@georgiancollege/express-mvc/templates/mvctsc/Server/Config/app.ts

Express MVC @ Georgian College

// required node modules
import createError from 'http-errors';
import express from 'express';
import path from 'path';
import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
import logger from 'morgan';

// Routing modules
import indexRouter from '../Routes';

const app = express();

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

// 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: createError.HttpError, req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) 
{
  // 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'});
});

export default app