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NodeJS HTTP Server
//Lets require/import the HTTP module
var http = require('http');
//Lets define a port we want to listen to
const PORT=8080;
//We need a function which handles requests and send response
function handleRequest(request, response){
response.end('It Works!! Path Hit: ' + request.url);
}
//Create a server
var server = http.createServer(handleRequest);
//Lets start our server
server.listen(PORT, function(){
//Callback triggered when server is successfully listening. Hurray!
console.log("Server listening on: http://localhost:%s", PORT);
});
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