app.js

'use strict';

// Module dependencies
var express = require('express');
var http = require('http');
var path = require('path');

var app = express();

// all environments
app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000);
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
app.use(express.favicon());
app.use(express.logger('dev'));
app.use(express.json());
app.use(express.urlencoded());
app.use(express.methodOverride());
app.use(app.router);

// pass in apps so routes hae access to app var
// had to keep this after express.json() so that post params come into the post route with a request.body
require('./routes')(app);

// include both public and bower_components dir for static assets
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')))
   .use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'bower_components')));

// development only
if ('development' == app.get('env')) {
  app.use(express.errorHandler());
}

// start server
http.createServer(app).listen(app.get('port'), function(){
    console.log('Express server listening on port ' + app.get('port'));
});