app.js

'use strict';

console.log('\n\nEnvironment variables:\n', process.env);
console.log('\n\n');
require('rootpath')();

// node modules
var util = require('util');
var logger = require('server/core/logger').file('./app.js');
var path = require('path');
var _ = require('lodash');

// basic middleware modules
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');

// require express framework & launch the application
var app = require('express')();

// add app config to the express app object
app.locals.config = require('config');
logger.debug(app.locals.config);

// app.use('/api', require('server/serve-rest-api')),

// consume & initialize basic middleware
app.use(bodyParser.raw());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());

// consume the subcomponents of the app
app = _.flow(
	require('server/serve-rest-api'),
	require('server/serve-static')
	// ,
	// require('server/serve-admin') // serve-admin must always go last
)(app);

// listen for requests on port 3000
app.listen(process.env.PORT || _.get(app.locals.config.get('server'), 'port') || 3000);