express hello world example
const express = require('express');
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const mongoose = require('mongoose');
const cors = require('cors')
const bcrypt = require('bcrypt')
const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken')
//connecting to my cluster database online
mongoose.connect('mongodb+srv://username:[email protected]/databasename?retryWrites=true&w=majority', {useUnifiedTopology: true, useNewUrlParser: true, useCreateIndex: true });
//initializing the app
const app = express()
//required middlware
app.use(cors())
app.use(bodyParser.json())
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }))
//Setting default port for the backend server
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3333
// run in the terminal : export PORT=3333 {{justincase}}
//Test server page running
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.send(`Hello World ,,,, backend is running on port ${PORT}`)
})
// Console log for terminal for server listening
app.listen(PORT, (err) => {
if(err) return console.log(err);
console.log(`Server listening on port ${PORT}`)
})