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Created September 15, 2012 17:41
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Cleaner routes in main js file
// Path: <project>/
var config = require('./config');
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(express.methodOverride());
app.use(app.router);
app.use(function(err, req, res, next){
res.send(err.toString());
});
...
// Routes
require('./routes')(app);
// GO!
app.listen(config.server.port, config.server.address);
// Path: <project>/routes
var fs = require('fs'),
colors = require('colors');
module.exports = function(server) {
var modules = [
'core',
'auth',
// 'profile',
'someroute'
];
modules.forEach(function(module, index){
console.log(('Loading: '+require.resolve(__dirname+'/'+module).replace(new RegExp('('+__dirname+'|index|\\.js|/)', 'gi'), '').bold).green);
require(__dirname+'/'+module).init(server);
});
};
// Path: <project>/routes
var route = {
somepage : {
post : function(req, res, next) {
// process post body data
console.log(req.body);
next();
},
all : function(req, res) {
// Show form or something like that
}
}
};
exports.init = function(server) {
server.all('/somepage', route.somepage.get);
server.post('/somepage', route.somepage.post);
};
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