'use strict'; var express = require('express'); var mongo = require('mongodb'); var mongoose = require('mongoose'); var cors = require('cors'); var app = express(); // Basic Configuration var port = process.env.PORT || 3000; /** this project needs a db !! **/ // mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGOLAB_URI); app.use(cors()); /** this project needs to parse POST bodies **/ // you should mount the body-parser here app.use('/public', express.static(process.cwd() + '/public')); app.get('/', function(req, res){ res.sendFile(process.cwd() + '/views/index.html'); }); // your first API endpoint... app.get("/api/hello", function (req, res) { res.json({greeting: 'hello API'}); }); app.listen(port, function () { console.log('Node.js listening ...'); });