example.js

var express = require('express');
var chalk = require('chalk');
var app = express();
var router = express.Router();
var port = process.env.PORT || 8080;
router.get('/test', function(req, res) {
    res.status(200).send('Hello world');
});

app.use('/api', router);

app.get('/rest/list/', function(req,res) {
    res.json(tickets)
  });

router.get('/rest/ticket/id', function(req, res) {
  var ticket = tickets.find( x=> x.id === req.params.id)
  if(ticket != null) {
    res.json(ticket)
  } else {
    res.sendStatus(404)
  }

});

app.post('/rest/ticket/', function(req,res) {
    //validation
    tickets.push(req.params)
  });
    // magic of validation of objects and error handling

  app.listen(port, function(err) {
    if (err) {
        console.log(chalk.red(err));
    } else {
        console.log(chalk.blue('Magic Happens on Port 69'));
    }
});