app.get in node js code example

Example 1: node js express

basic server

const express =require('express');
const app = express();
const PORT = 5000;


app.get('/',(req,res)=>{
   res.json({message: 'Welcome to the backend'})
})


app.listen(PORT ,()=>console.log(`Connected to ${PORT}`)

Example 2: express router file

var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();

// middleware that is specific to this router
router.use(function timeLog (req, res, next) {
  console.log('Time: ', Date.now());
  next();
});
// define the home page route
router.get('/', function (req, res) {
  res.send('Birds home page');
});
// define the about route
router.get('/about', function (req, res) {
  res.send('About birds');
});

module.exports = router;

Example 3: express route parameters

Route path: /users/:userId/books/:bookId
Request URL: http://localhost:3000/users/34/books/8989
req.params: { "userId": "34", "bookId": "8989" }