server.js

var express = require("express");
var bodyParser = require("body-parser");

var app = express();
var PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;

// Requiring our models for syncing
var db = require("./models");

// Sets up the Express app to handle data parsing
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(bodyParser.text());
app.use(bodyParser.json({ type: "application/vnd.api+json" }));

// Serve static content for the app from the "public" directory in the application directory.
app.use(express.static("public"));

// allow CORS
app.use(function(req, res, next) {
  res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
  res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept");
  next();
});

// Set Handlebars.
var exphbs = require("express-handlebars");

app.engine("handlebars", exphbs({ defaultLayout: "main" }));
app.set("view engine", "handlebars");

// setup just-handlebars-helpers for more handlebar functionality 
var Handlebars = require('handlebars');
var H = require('just-handlebars-helpers');
 
// Register helpers for Handlebars 
H.registerHelpers(Handlebars);

// allow CORS access for calls outside of domain
app.use(function(req, res, next) {
  res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
  res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept");
  next();
});

// Routes
// =============================================================
require("./routes/html-routes.js")(app);
require("./routes/api-routes.js")(app);
require("./routes/crud-routes.js")(app);


// Syncing our sequelize models and then starting our Express app
// =============================================================
db.sequelize.sync().then(function() {
  app.listen(PORT, function() {
    console.log("App listening on PORT " + PORT);
  });
});