IBM Mobile Cloud Services Boilerplate

app.js

// Libraries
var express = require( 'express' );
var ibmbluemix = require( 'ibmbluemix' )
var ibmdata = require( 'ibmdata' );
var winston = require( 'winston' );

// Constants
var LOG_PATH = '../logs/winston.log';

// Bluemix
ibmbluemix.initialize( {
	applicationId: '_YOUR_APPLICATION_ID_',
	applicationRoute: '_YOUR_APPLICATION_ROUTE_',
	applicationSecret: '_YOUR_APPLICATION_SECRET_'
} );

// Environment
var ibmconfig = ibmbluemix.getConfig();

// Logging
var ibmlogger = ibmbluemix.getLogger( {
	transports: [
		new( winston.transports.Console )(),
		new( winston.transports.File )( {
			filename: LOG_PATH
		} )
	],
	filename: true,
	methodname: true,
	linenumber: true	
} );

// Express
var app = express();

// Request forwarding
// Pass along services on the request
app.use( function( req, res, next ) {
	ibmlogger.info( 'Forwarding ...' );		
	req.data = ibmdata.initializeService( req );
	next();
} );

// Static content
app.use( ibmconfig.getContextRoot() + '/public', express.static( 'public' ) );

// Straight hello world
app.get( ibmconfig.getContextRoot() + '/hello', function( req, res ) {	
	var hello = null;

	// Log
	ibmlogger.info( 'Say hello to: World' );	
	
	// Build record
	hello = req.data.Object.ofType( 'Hello', {
		name: 'World'
	} );
	
	// Save record
	hello.save().then( function( success ) {
		// Success
		res.send( 'Hello World (from Node)!' );	
	}, function( error ) {
		// Error
		res.send( error );
	} );	
} );

// Hello world (with name)
app.get( ibmconfig.getContextRoot() + '/hello/:name', function( req, res ) {	
	var hello = null;	
	
	// Uppercase first letter
	req.params.name = 
		req.params.name.substring( 0, 1 ).toUpperCase() + 
		req.params.name.substring( 1, req.params.name.length );
	
	// Log
	ibmlogger.info( 'Say hello to: ' + req.params.name );	
	
	// Build record
	hello = req.data.Object.ofType( 'Hello', {
		name: req.params.name
	} );
	
	// Save record
	hello.save().then( function( success ) {
		// Success
		// The argument has many properties
		// Take a look using: req.json( success );
		res.send( 'Hello ' + req.params.name + ' (from Node)!' );	
	}, function( error ) {
		res.send( error );
	} );
} );

// Start server
app.listen( ibmconfig.getPort() );
ibmlogger.info( 'Server started on port: ' + ibmconfig.getPort() );

/*
 * http://${appHostName}.mybluemix.net/${appHostName}/v1/apps/${applicationId}/public
 * http://android-weather.mybluemix.net/android-weather/v1/apps/0b6a4a12-1ef4-43af-999b-2a50bea45628/public
 */

manifest.yml

applications:
- services:
  - Android Weather-MAS
  - Android Weather-Push
  - Android Weather-MobileData
  - Android Weather-Mobile Quality Assurance
  disk_quota: 1024M
  host: android-weather
  name: Android Weather
  command: node app.js
  path: .
  domain: mybluemix.net
  instances: 1
  memory: 128M

package.json

{
  "name": "Weather",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "description": "Simple weather lookup.",
  "main": "app.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node app.js"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "^4.13.1",
    "ibmbluemix": "^1.0.0",
    "ibmdata": "^1.0.0",
    "request": "^2.58.0",
    "winston": "^1.0.1"
  },
  "repository": {}
}