var express = require('express'); //include express package var session = require('express-session'); //include express sessions for session work var app = express(); // create an express app var PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000; //define the port to be either the environment variable, or 3000 app.use(session({ //setting up session encryption info secret: "seakrett", //unique keyword for encrypting session data resave: false, // don't resave session if nothing changed saveUninitialized: false //even if no data, set a cookie })); app.use(express.static('public')); //set up a static asset dir in /public app.get('/', function(req, res){ // route for / res.render('index.ejs', { // render /views/index.ejs currentUser: req.session.currentUser //pass in session currentUser var to view }); }); var runsController = require('./controllers/runs.js'); //require runsController app.use('/runs/', runsController); //use it for anything starting with /runs var usersController = require('./controllers/users.js'); app.use('/users/', usersController); var loginsController = require('./controllers/logins.js'); app.use('/logins/', loginsController); app.listen(PORT, function(){ //start the server console.log('listening on port ' + PORT); });