setup backend

backend/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+require('dotenv').config();
+const express = require('express');
+
+// Invoke express app
+const app = express();
+
+// Middleware to log requests 
+app.use((req, res, next) => {
+    let time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
+    console.log(time + ' | Request received | path: ' + req.path + ' | method: ' + req.method);
+    next();
+});
+
+// Setup Route for Testing
+app.get('/', (req, res) => {
+    res.json({'message': 'Hello World!'});
+});
+
+// Listen on port set in .env
+app.listen(process.env.PORT, () => {
+    console.log('Server is listening on port ' + process.env.PORT);
+});

backend/package-lock.json

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "express": "^4.19.2",
         "mongoose": "^8.5.2",
         "socket.io": "^4.7.5"
@@ -228,6 +229,17 @@
         "npm": "1.2.8000 || >= 1.4.16"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.4.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ee-first": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz",

backend/package.json

@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "dev": "nodemon index.js"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "description": "",
   "dependencies": {
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "^4.19.2",
     "mongoose": "^8.5.2",
     "socket.io": "^4.7.5"