Node.js: HTTP to HTTPS solution

node-https-solution

// set up ======================================================================
var express = require('express');
var app = express(); // create our app w/ express
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var port = process.env.PORT || 8080; // set the port
// configuration ===============================================================
app.enable('trust proxy'); //needed if you're behind a load balancer
app.use(function(req, res, next) {
  if (req.secure){
    return next();
  }
  res.redirect("https://" + req.headers.host + req.url);
});
app.use(bodyParser.json()); // parse application/json
app.use(bodyParser.json({ type: 'application/vnd.api+json' })); app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true })); app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/dist')); 
// routes ======================================================================
require('./routes.js')(app);
// listen (start app with node server.js) ======================================
app.listen(port);
console.log("App listening on port " + port);
exports = module.exports = app; // expose app