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mern-template/server/server.js
2020-12-25 19:19:38 +02:00

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import mongoose from 'mongoose';
import express from 'express';
import dotenv from 'dotenv';
import cors from 'cors';
// import IMPORTED_ROUTES from './routes/route.js';
// ^ ^ ^ un-comment this to use imported route(s)
// doing this will link the following files: index.js -> route.js -> controller.js -> model.js
// initialize app
const app = express();
dotenv.config(); // ??? ---> https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
// middlewares
app.use(express.json()); // body parser
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false })); // url parser
app.use(cors()); // enables http requests
// configure db ---> if you want to connect to cloud server: edit "CONNECTION_URL" in -> .env file
const DB_NAME = 'exampleDB'; // if you want to use local server: edit this "DB_NAME" (and remove the "CONNECTION_URL" from -> .env file)
const CONNECTION_URL = process.env.CONNECTION_URL || `mongodb://localhost:27017/${DB_NAME}`;
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 8080; // 8080 === development port
const DEPRECATED_FIX = { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true }; // change this with (possible) warnings on first connection
// connect to db
// mongoose connections ---> https://mongoosejs.com/docs/connections.html
mongoose
.connect(CONNECTION_URL, DEPRECATED_FIX) // just connect to db
.then(() => console.log('✅ MongoDB connected')) // similiar to - mongoose.connection.on('open')
.then(() => app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`✅ Server listening on port: ${PORT}`))) // server is listening for requests
.catch((error) => console.log(`❌ MongoDB: ${error}`)); // similiar to - mongoose.connection.on('error')
// mongoose.set('useCreateIndex', true);
// ^ ^ ^ uncomment this if you use the "unique: true" property in a model Schema
// routes
app.get('/example', (req, res) => res.send('Hello World - Express.js'));
// app.use('/', IMPORTED_ROUTES);
// ^ ^ ^ un-comment this to use imported route(s)