Backend

Welcome to the Backend - index.js

• This wiki page goes together with the index.js file in the backend folder.

• The index.js file is the first file that will run when the server/backend starts.

  • You can start the backend by going to the backend folder in your terminal and executing npm run dev.

What is express?

• https://www.codecademy.com/article/what-is-express-js
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12616153/what-is-express-js
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Express_Nodejs/Introduction#introducing_express

What is CORS?

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CORS

What is a router?

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Express_Nodejs/routes#routes_primer
• https://expressjs.com/en/guide/routing.html

How does app.listen() work

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70384927/what-does-the-listen-method-in-express-look-like

router.js

What is body-parser?

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38306569/what-does-body-parser-do-with-express
• https://medium.com/@AbbasPlusPlus/understanding-body-parser-middleware-in-express-ac1966c36998

What is readdirSync?

• https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/node-js-fs-readdirsync-method/