server.js

// set up ======================================================================
var express  = require('express');
var path = require('path');
var app      = express(); 								// create our app w/ express
var mongoose = require('mongoose'); 					// mongoose for mongodb
var port  	 = process.env.PORT || 8080; 				// set the port
var database = require('./config/database'); 			// load the database config
var morgan   = require('morgan');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var methodOverride = require('method-override');
var passport = require('passport');
var flash    = require('connect-flash');
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var session      = require('express-session');

// configuration ===============================================================
mongoose.connect(database.url);
require('./config/passport')(passport);// connect to mongoDB database
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));

app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public')); 		// set the static files location /public/img will be /img for users
app.use(morgan('dev')); // log every request to the console
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({'extended':'true'})); // parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded
app.use(bodyParser.json()); // parse application/json
app.use(bodyParser.json({ type: 'application/vnd.api+json' })); // parse application/vnd.api+json as json
app.use(methodOverride('X-HTTP-Method-Override')); // override with the X-HTTP-Method-Override header in the request
app.use(cookieParser());

// required for passport
app.use(session({
    secret: 'starwarsspoiler',
    resave: true,
    saveUninitialized: true
})); // session secret
app.use(passport.initialize());
app.use(passport.session()); // persistent login sessions
app.use(flash()); // use connect-flash for flash messages stored in session

// routes ======================================================================
require('./app/controllers/todoController.js')(app);
require('./app/controllers/authController.js')(app, passport);

// listen (start app with node server.js) ======================================
app.listen(port);
console.log("App listening on port " + port);