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Creating a NodeJS cluster with ExpressJS.
/**
* Module dependencies.
*/
var express = require('express')
, routes = require('./routes')
, user = require('./routes/user')
, http = require('http')
, path = require('path')
, cluster = require('cluster');
if (cluster.isMaster) {
// Count the machine's CPUs
var cpuCount = require('os').cpus().length;
// Create a worker for each CPU
for (var i = 0; i < cpuCount; i += 1) {
cluster.fork();
}
// Listen for dying workers
cluster.on('exit', function (worker) {
// Replace the dead worker, we're not sentimental
console.log('Worker ' + worker.id + ' died :(');
cluster.fork();
});
}
else{
var app = express();
app.configure(function(){
app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000);
app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.use(express.favicon());
app.use(express.logger('dev'));
app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(express.methodOverride());
app.use(app.router);
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
});
app.configure('development', function(){
app.use(express.errorHandler());
});
app.get('/', routes.index);
app.get('/users', user.list);
http.createServer(app).listen(app.get('port'), function(){
console.log("Express server listening on port " + app.get('port'));
console.log('Worker ' + cluster.worker.id + ' running!');
});
}
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