Example 1: express.js server
/* ====== create node.js server with express.js framework ====== */
// dependencies
const express = require("express");
const app = express();
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
res.send("This is home page.");
});
app.post("/", (req, res) => {
res.send("This is home page with post request.");
});
// PORT
const PORT = 3000;
app.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log(`Server is running on PORT: ${PORT}`);
});
// ======== Instructions ========
// save this as index.js
// you have to download and install node.js on your machine
// open terminal or command prompt
// type node index.js
// find your server at http://localhost:3000
Example 2: express hello world
//to run : node filename.js
const express = require('express')
const app = express()
const port = 3000
app.get('/', (req, res) => res.send('Hello World!'))
app.listen(port, () => console.log(`Example app listening at http://localhost:${port}`))
//visit localhost:3000
// assuming you have done 1) npm init 2) npm install express
Example 3: sendfile express syntax
app.get('/', function(req, res){
res.sendFile('index.html');
});
Example 4: app.get
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const { getElementById, getIndexById, updateElement,
seedElements, createElement } = require('./utils');
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 4001;
// Use static server to serve the Express Yourself Website
app.use(express.static('public'));
const expressions = [];
seedElements(expressions, 'expressions');
const animals = [];
seedElements(animals, 'animals');
// Get all expressions
app.get('/expressions', (req, res, next) => {
res.send(expressions);
});
// Get a single expression
app.get('/expressions/:id', (req, res, next) => {
const foundExpression = getElementById(req.params.id, expressions);
if (foundExpression) {
res.send(foundExpression);
} else {
res.status(404).send();
}
});
// Update an expression
app.put('/expressions/:id', (req, res, next) => {
const expressionIndex = getIndexById(req.params.id, expressions);
if (expressionIndex !== -1) {
updateElement(req.params.id, req.query, expressions);
res.send(expressions[expressionIndex]);
} else {
res.status(404).send();
}
});
// Create an expression
app.post('/expressions', (req, res, next) => {
const receivedExpression = createElement('expressions', req.query);
if (receivedExpression) {
expressions.push(receivedExpression);
res.status(201).send(receivedExpression);
} else {
res.status(400).send();
}
});
// Delete an expression
app.delete('/expressions/:id', (req, res, next) => {
const expressionIndex = getIndexById(req.params.id, expressions);
if (expressionIndex !== -1) {
expressions.splice(expressionIndex, 1);
res.status(204).send();
} else {
res.status(404).send();
}
});
// Get all animals
app.get('/animals', (req, res, next) => {
res.send(animals);
});
// Get a single animal
app.get('/animals/:id', (req, res, next) => {
const animal = getElementById(req.params.id, animals);
if (animal) {
res.send(animal);
} else {
res.status(404).send();
}
});
// Create an animal
app.post('/animals', (req, res, next) => {
const receivedAnimal = createElement('animals', req.query);
if (receivedAnimal) {
animals.push(receivedAnimal);
res.status(201).send(receivedAnimal);
} else {
res.status(400).send();
}
});
// Update an animal
app.put('/animals/:id', (req, res, next) => {
const animalIndex = getIndexById(req.params.id, animals);
if (animalIndex !== -1) {
updateElement(req.params.id, req.query, animals);
res.send(animals[animalIndex]);
} else {
res.status(404).send();
}
});
// Delete a single animal
app.delete('/animals/:id', (req, res, next) => {
const animalIndex = getIndexById(req.params.id, animals);
if (animalIndex !== -1) {
animals.splice(animalIndex, 1);
res.status(204).send();
} else {
res.status(404).send();
}
});
app.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log(`Server is listening on ${PORT}`);
});
Example 5: express url redirect
const app = require('express')();
// The `res.redirect()` function sends back an HTTP 302 by default.
// When an HTTP client receives a response with status 302, it will send
// an HTTP request to the URL in the response, in this case `/to`
app.get('/from', (req, res) => {
res.redirect('/to');
});
app.get('/to', (req, res) => res.send('Hello, World!'));
Example 6: what is app.use() used for
//app.get will see only exact match ex.> "/book" here app.get will not allow /book/1, etc
//but app.use is different see below
//what is difference between app.use and app.all
//app.use takes only 1 callback while app.all takes multiple callbacks
//app.use will only see whether url starts with specified path But, app.all() will match the complete path
app.use( "/book" , middleware);
// will match /book
// will match /book/author
// will match /book/subject
app.all( "/book" , handler);
// will match /book
// won't match /book/author
// won't match /book/subject
app.all( "/book/*" , handler);
// won't match /book
// will match /book/author
// will match /book/subject