app.js

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

const app = express();

let items = [];


app.set('view engine', 'ejs');

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended:true}));

app.get("/", function(req, res) {
 

  let today = new Date();
  let currentDay = today.getDay();
  let options = {
    weekday: "long", 
    day: "numeric",
    month: "long"
  };

  let day = today.toLocaleDateString("en-US", options);

  res.render("list", {kindOfDay: day, newListItems: items});
  
});

app.post("/", function(req, res) {
  let item = req.body.newItem;
  console.log(item);

  items.push(item);

res.redirect("/");
});

app.listen(3000, function(req, res) {
  console.log("Hello, server is running on port 3000!");
});