generator-stacked/app/templates/server/_server.js

A Backbone.js Require.js test driven workflow.

// DEPENDENCIES
// ============

var Config =  global.Config = require('./config/config.js').config;
    express = require("express"),
    http =    require("http"),
    port =    ( process.env.PORT || Config.listenPort ),
    server =  module.exports = express(),<% if(mongo) { %>
    mongoose =     require('mongoose'),<% } %>
    API =     require('./API');
<% if(mongo){ %>
// DATABASE CONFIGURATION
// ======================

// Connect to Database
mongoose.connect('mongodb://' + Config.database.IP + ':' +Config.database.port + '/' + Config.database.name);

var db = mongoose.connection;
db.on('error', console.error.bind(console, 'DB connection error:'));
db.once('open', function callback () {
  console.log('Connected to ' + Config.database.name);
});

// DATABASE SCHEMAS
// ================

var schema = require('./schemas/schema');
<% } %>
// SERVER CONFIGURATION
// ====================

server.configure(function() {

  server.use(express["static"](__dirname + "/../public"));

  server.use(express.errorHandler({

    dumpExceptions: true,

    showStack: true

  }));

  server.use(express.bodyParser());

  server.use(express.cookieParser());

  server.use(express.session({ secret: Config.sessionSecret }));

  server.use(server.router);

});

// API
// ===

API.api(server<% if(mongo){ %>, schema<% }%>);

// Start Node.js Server
http.createServer(server).listen(port);

console.log('\n\nWelcome to Stacked!\n\nPlease go to http://localhost:' + port + ' to start using Require.js and Backbone.js\n\n');