index.js

// ============================================================================
// TASKS
// ============================================================================

task.registerTask("server", "Run development server.", function(prop) {
 var props = ["server"];
  // If a prop was passed as the argument, use that sub-property of server.
  if (prop) { props.push(prop); }

  var options = config(props) || {};

  // Defaults set for server values
  var options = underscore.defaults(options, {
    favicon: "./favicon.ico",
    index: "./index.html",

    port: 8000,
    host: "127.0.0.1"
  });

  options.folders = options.folders || {};

  // Ensure folders have correct defaults
  options.folders = underscore.defaults(options.folders, {
    app: "./app",
    assets: "./assets",
    dist: "./dist"
  });

  options.files = options.files || {};

  // Ensure files have correct defaults
  options.files = underscore.defaults(options.files, {
    "app/config.js": "app/config.js"
  });

  // Run the server
  task.helper("server", options);

  // Fail task if errors were logged
  if (task.hadErrors()) { return false; }

  log.writeln("Listening on http://" + options.host + ":" + options.port);
});

// ============================================================================
// HELPERS
// ============================================================================

task.registerHelper("server", function(options) {
  // Require libraries
  var fs = require("fs");
  var express = require("express");
  var site = express.createServer();
  site.use(express.bodyParser());

  // Set up Mongoose
  var mongoose = require('mongoose');
  var mongoose_config = require('./mongoose_config');
  var Profile = mongoose_config.Profile(mongoose);
  mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/connie');

  // Map static folders
  Object.keys(options.folders).sort().reverse().forEach(function(key) {
    site.use("/" + key, express.static(options.folders[key]));
  });

  // Map static files
  if (typeof options.files == "object") {
    Object.keys(options.files).sort().reverse().forEach(function(key) {
      console.log(key);
      site.get("/" + key, function(req, res) {
        console.log('Routing static file: ' + req.path);
        return res.sendfile(options.files[key]);
      });
    });
  }

  // Add RESTful routes
  var routes = require('./routes');
  routes.route(site,options,Profile);

  // Serve favicon.ico
  site.use(express.favicon(options.favicon));

  // Ensure all other routes go home for the client-side app
  site.get("*", function(req, res) {
    console.log('Routing to client: ' + req.path);
    fs.createReadStream(options.index).pipe(res);
  });

  // Actually listen
  site.listen(options.port, options.host);
});

routes.js

exports.route = function(site,options,Profile) {
	site.get('/api/profiles', function(req,res) {
		Profile.find({}, function(err, docs) {
			if (err) {console.log(err);}
			res.json(docs);
		});
	});

	site.get('/api/profiles/:id', function(req,res) {
		Profile.find({_id: req.params.id}, function(err, doc) {
			if (err) {console.log(err);}
			res.json(doc);
		});
	});
};