scott2449/sample.js

## sample.js
//server.js
var http = require('http'); //http lib used to build the 'client'
var express = require('express'); //express helps us build the 'server' a bit faster

var app = express.createServer(); //used for serving up the main template and the js model

//app.get('/models/data.js', function(req, res){ res.sendfile(__dirname + '/models/data.js') }) //serve up the model when requested specifically
app.use(express.staticProvider(__dirname + '/models')); //using static provide middleware to serve whole model directory

app.get('/panic', function(req, res){ //perform all this logic when /panic is requested

	var options = { host: 'localhost', port: 80, path: '/data.js' }; //for url connection

	var req = http.get(options, function(clientRes) { // http get, http.request is the more generic form
	  var body = "";
	  clientRes.on('data', function (chunk) { //on each chunk read in the data
		body+=chunk;
	  });
	  clientRes.on('end', function (){ //at the end, feed the downloaded model into the ejs template
		res.render('template.ejs', {
		locals:JSON.parse(body)
		});
	  });
	});

});

//views/template.ejs
<% if (title) { %>
    <h2><%= title %></h2>
<% } %>

//views/layout.ejs
<html>
<head><title>node test</title></head>
<body>
<%- body %>
</body>
<html>

//models/data.js
{ "title": "My Site" }
	//server.js
	var http = require('http'); //http lib used to build the 'client'
	var express = require('express'); //express helps us build the 'server' a bit faster

	var app = express.createServer(); //used for serving up the main template and the js model

	//app.get('/models/data.js', function(req, res){ res.sendfile(__dirname + '/models/data.js') }) //serve up the model when requested specifically
	app.use(express.staticProvider(__dirname + '/models')); //using static provide middleware to serve whole model directory

	app.get('/panic', function(req, res){ //perform all this logic when /panic is requested

	var options = { host: 'localhost', port: 80, path: '/data.js' }; //for url connection

	var req = http.get(options, function(clientRes) { // http get, http.request is the more generic form
	var body = "";
	clientRes.on('data', function (chunk) { //on each chunk read in the data
	body+=chunk;
	});
	clientRes.on('end', function (){ //at the end, feed the downloaded model into the ejs template
	res.render('template.ejs', {
	locals:JSON.parse(body)
	});
	});
	});

	});

	//views/template.ejs
	<% if (title) { %>
	<h2><%= title %></h2>
	<% } %>

	//views/layout.ejs
	<html>
	<head><title>node test</title></head>
	<body>
	<%- body %>
	</body>
	<html>

	//models/data.js
	{ "title": "My Site" }