Module Docs server

serve.js

const express = require("express")
const webpack = require("webpack")
const config = require("../webpack.config")
const devMiddleware = require("webpack-dev-middleware")
const compiler = webpack(config)
const bodyParser = require("body-parser")

// controller to handle API requests
const FileController = require("./controllers")

// Probably should make this configurable 
const PORT = 4444


module.exports = (modulePath, config) => {
  const app = express()

  app.use(bodyParser.json())
  
  // start webpack dev server
  app.use(
    devMiddleware(compiler, {
      open: true,
      stats: "errors-only"
    })
  )

  // handles getting package names from node_modules
  app.post("/modules", FileController.getFiles(modulePath, config))
  
  // handles getting the package info and README from a package
  app.post("/module/:name", FileController.getPackage(modulePath))

  app.get("*", function response(req, res) {
    res.sendFile("./client/template.html", { root: __dirname })
  })

  app.listen(PORT, () => {
    console.log(`Module Docs is running at http://localhost:${PORT}`)
  })
}