server.js

var express  = require('express');
var app      = express();                               // create our app w/ express
var morgan = require('morgan');             // log requests to the console (express4)
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');    // pull information from HTML POST (express4)
var methodOverride = require('method-override'); // simulate DELETE and PUT (express4)
var directory = require('./rest/directory.js')

// set the static files location /public/img will be /img for users
app.use(morgan('dev'));                                         // log every request to the console
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({'extended':'true'}));            // parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded
app.use(bodyParser.json());                                     // parse application/json
app.use(bodyParser.json({ type: 'application/vnd.api+json' })); // parse application/vnd.api+json as json
app.use(methodOverride());

app.get('/',function(req,res){
    res.write('Server REST is up and running\n')
    res.write('======================================\n')
    res.write('/api/user        GET     GET USERS\n')
    res.write('/api/user        POST    ADD USER\n')
    res.write('/api/user/:id    PUT     UPD USERS\n')
    res.write('/api/user/:id    DELETE  DEL USER\n')
    res.write('/api/user/:id    GET     GET USER\n')
    res.write('======================================')

    res.end();
});

app.use(function (req, res, next) {

    // Website you wish to allow to connect
    res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', 'http://localhost:3000');

    // Request methods you wish to allow
    res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'GET, POST, OPTIONS, PUT, PATCH, DELETE');

    // Request headers you wish to allow
    res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', 'X-Requested-With,content-type');

    // Set to true if you need the website to include cookies in the requests sent
    // to the API (e.g. in case you use sessions)
    res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Credentials', true);

    // Pass to next layer of middleware
    next();
});

app.use('/api',directory);

// listen (start app with node server.js) ======================================
app.listen(8080);
console.log("Server REST Listening on port 8080");