server.js

"use strict";

const constants = require("./app/shared/constants"),
	express = require("express"),
	port = process.env.PORT || 9999,
	mongoose = require("./mongo"),
	bodyParser = require("body-parser"),
	cors = require("cors");

const app = express();

// Connect to mongodb
mongoose()
	.then(function() {
		console.info("Database connection successful");
	})
	.catch(function(err) {
		console.error("Database connection error", err);
	});

// We use bodyParser to make request data available in req.body
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());

// Allow Cross Origin Resource Sharing
app.use(cors());

/*
 **  START: Middleware
 */
var tasksRoute = require("./app/routes/tasks.route");
tasksRoute(app);
/*
 ** End: Middleware
 */

// Error handling if no endpoint found
app.use(function(req, res) {
	res.status(404).send({ message: `API not found. '${req.originalUrl}'` });
});

app.listen(port);

console.log(`todo api running on port ${port}`);