generator-node-boilerplate/app/templates/_server.coffee

Web application generator for Yeoman

# Module dependencies.
express   = require 'express'
namespace = require 'express-namespace'
mongoose  = require 'mongoose'
chalk     = require 'chalk'
http      = require 'http'
path      = require 'path'

# Connect middleware.
bodyParser     = require 'body-parser'
compression    = require 'compression'
timeout        = require 'connect-timeout'
cookieParser   = require 'cookie-parser'
cookieSession  = require 'cookie-session'
csrf           = require 'csurf'
errorHandler   = require 'errorhandler'
session        = require 'express-session'
methodOverride = require 'method-override'
logger         = require 'morgan'
responseTime   = require 'response-time'
favicon        = require 'serve-favicon'
index          = require 'serve-index'
staticFiles    = require 'serve-static'
vhost          = require 'vhost'

# Create the express object.
app = express()

# Database.
mongo = mongoose.connect 'mongodb://localhost/<%= _.slugify(appName) %>'

# Compile an object of required middlewares.
middleware =
  methodOverride: methodOverride
  errorHandler: errorHandler
  compression: compression
  staticFiles: staticFiles
  bodyParser: bodyParser
  favicon: favicon
  logger: logger

# Import configuration.
config = require('./config/configuration') app, middleware

# Define routes.
routes = require('./routes') app

# Put the server into listening mode.
http.createServer(app).listen config.port, ->
  console.log '\n\n---------------------------------------------------------'
  console.log "Express server listening on #{chalk.red.bold 'port %d'} in #{chalk.green.bold '%s mode'}",
    config.port, process.env.NODE_ENV

module.exports = app