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Problem in APIRest file throught GET in node.js

I am trying to do my first API Rest and I am following some tutorials. I am requesting all the articles in a MongoDB database.
This is the code of the main:
var express = require("express"),
app = express(),
http = require("http"),
bodyParser = require("body-parser"),
methodOverride = require("method-override"),
server = http.createServer(app),
mongoose = require('mongoose');
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(methodOverride());
// Import Models and controllers
var models = require('./models/article')(app, mongoose);
var articleCtrl = require('./controllers/articleController');
// Example Route
var router = express.Router();
router.get('/', function(req, res) {
res.send("Hello world!");
});
articles.route('/articles/:id')
.get(articleCtrl.findById);
articles.route('/articles')
.get(articleCtrl.findAllarticles)
.post(articleCtrl.addarticle);
app.use('/api', articles);
app.use(router);
mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/ustcg', { useNewUrlParser: true ,useUnifiedTopology: true}, function(err, res) {
if(err) {
console.log('ERROR: connecting to Database. ' + err);
}
app.listen(3000, function() {
console.log("Node server running on http://localhost:3000");
});
});
The code of the controller is here:
// Import article and mongoose
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var Article = mongoose.model('Article');
//GET - Return a article with specified ID
exports.findById = function(req, res) {
Article.findById(req.params.id, function(err, Article) {
if(err) return res.send(500, err.message);
console.log('GET /article/' + req.params.id);
res.status(200).jsonp(Article);
});
};
//GET - Return all articles in the DB
exports.findAllarticles = function(req, res) {
Article.find(function(err, Article) {
if(err) res.send(500, err.message);
console.log('GET /article')
res.status(200).jsonp(Article);
});
};
//POST - Insert a new article in the DB
exports.addarticle = function(req, res) {
console.log('POST');
console.log(req.body);
var Article = new Article({
title: req.body.title,
paragraphs: req.body.paragraphs
});
Article.save(function(err, Article) {
if(err) return res.send(500, err.message);
res.status(200).jsonp(Article);
});
};
The model:
//We create the model
exports = module.exports = function(app, mongoose) {
var ArticleSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
title: { type: String },
paragraphs: { type: Array },
});
mongoose.model('Article', ArticleSchema);
};
When I tried to request the following http request it send me 404 error. I can not see any logs on the console so it is not entering the methods in order to see the exception is happening so I am stucked with this...
If someone could help me it would be nice.

what is articles variable in your main file.
I tried your code in my machine and struggled with articles variable and you have extra imports which are not required.
Try following code it works fine
var express = require("express");
var app = express();
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
var articleCtrl = require('./sample.controller');
var router = express.Router();
router.get('/', function(req, res) {
res.send("Hello world!");
});
router.get('/articles/:id', articleCtrl.findById);
router.post('/articles', articleCtrl.addarticle);
router.get('/articles', articleCtrl.findAllarticles)
// app.use('/api', router);
app.use(router);
app.listen(3000, function() {
console.log("Node server running on http://localhost:3000");
});
if you uncomment app.use('/api', router); then you can also use routes as localhost:3000/api/articles

Pass sockets.io from express server file to route file

I would use sockets in a separate route file .
I'm using the method mentioned in this answer : Express 4 Routes Using Socket.io
I have copied exactly the same logic. In server file :
var http = require("http");
var admin = require('firebase-admin');
var firebase = require("firebase");
var express = require("express");
var app = express();
var bodyParser = require("body-parser");
var port = process.env.app_port || 8080; // set our port
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
var server = app.listen(port);
var io = require("socket.io")(server);
var routerProj = require("./routes/routes")(io);
app.use(function (req, res, next) {
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'GET, POST, PUT ,DELETE');
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept,*");
next();
});
var config = {
.... DB Configuration ....
};
firebase.initializeApp(config);
var serviceAccount = require("./ServiceAcountKey.json");
admin.initializeApp({
credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
databaseURL: "https://datatable-18f93.firebaseio.com"
});
io.on("connection", function (client) {
console.log("Un client est connecté !");
//routerProj(client);
});
app.use("/v1", routerProj, function (req) {
//Create HTTP server and listen on port 8000 for requests
});
My connection socket is working and the console.log runs in terminal
routes.js file
var express = require("express"); // call express
var router = express.Router(); // get an instance of the express Router
var admin = require("firebase-admin");
var returnRouter = function (client) {
router.use(function (req, res, next) {
// do logging
client.on('save-message', function (socket) { console.log("heheyy") })
});
router
.route("/")
.get(function (req, res, err) {
// Get a database reference to our posts
var db = admin.database();
var ref = db.ref("/");
// Attach an asynchronous callback to read the data at our posts reference
ref.once("value", function (snapshot) {
var list = [];
snapshot.forEach(function (elem) {
list.push(elem.val());
})
list = JSON.stringify(list);
//list = JSON.parse(list)
console.log(err);
//console.log(JSON.stringify(list))
res.send(list);
}, function (errorObject) {
console.log("The read failed: " + errorObject.code);
res.status(500).send(errorObject.code);
});
});
router
.route("/")
.post(function (req, res, err) {
console.log(req.body);
// Get a database reference to our posts
var db = admin.database();
var ref = db.ref("/");
ref.push(
{
"text": req.body.text
}
);
});
return router;
}
module.exports = returnRouter;
save-message is emit in Angular when my arr is running :
ngOnInit() {
this.socket.emit('save-message', { room: "hello" });
}
Save-message event is not getting read neither the routes file, In my angular application services does not get data from routes. and console.log in get and post routes does not work.
My question is how to get sockets working in a reparate file ?

You should move the socket.io listener outside of the express use route. It's not really clear why you would want it there as it will register a new listener every time someone makes a request to your v1 endpoint.
You likely aren't seeing the messages because the listener does not register until someone makes a request to the v1 endpoint and the client already sent its message.
var returnRouter = function (client) {
// do logging
client.on('save-message', function (socket) {
console.log("heheyy");
});
...
};

issue with angular 4 and nodejs , serve index.html based on URL like /admin and /

Hi i have setup three project api(nodejs) , admin(angular 4) and website(angular 4) , after build i got two UI folder admin-dist and web-dist , I want to access these app based on URL '/admin' will access admin-dist and '/' will access web-dist , I have placed these two folder on of api folder
For accessing these app i have written node code like this ,But i am not able to access ,
Please help me, Thanks in advance ..
app.js
var express = require('express');
router = express.Router();
var port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var fs = require('fs')
var morgan = require('morgan')
var path = require('path')
var cors = require('cors');
var User = require('./models/user.model');
var dbConfig = require('./config/db');
var app = express();
app.use(cors());
app.use(cookieParser());
// create a write stream (in append mode)
var accessLogStream = fs.createWriteStream(path.join(__dirname, 'access.log'), {flags: 'a'});
// setup the logger
app.use(morgan('combined', {stream: accessLogStream}));
mongoose.Promise = global.Promise;
mongoose.connect(dbConfig.db, function (err) {
if (err) {
console.log('faild to connect with mongo DB', err);
}
else {
console.log('Connection open with mongo db');
}
})
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use('/api', router);
var userRoute = require('./routes/user.route')(router);
// var profileRoute = require('./routes/profile.route')(app);
// var productRoute=require('./routes/products.route')(app);
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/admin-dist'));
app.get('/admin', function (req, res) {
console.log('admin route');
return res.sendFile(path.resolve('./admin-dist/index.html'));
});
app.get('/admin/*', function (req, res) {
res.sendFile(path.resolve('./admin-dist/index.html'));
});
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/front-dist'));
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
console.log('web route');
return res.sendFile(path.resolve('./front-dist/index.html'));
});
app.use('/*',function(req, res) {
return res.sendFile(path.resolve('./front-dist/index.html'));
});
app.listen(port, function (err) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
}
else {
console.log('Server api runing on port ', port);
}
})

Express routes returning 404s

I have a couple of simple routes that I have misconfigured and not sure why.
app.js:
//app setup
var http = require('http');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var express = require('express');
var routes = require('./routes');
var agent = require('./routes/agent');
var config = require('./config');
var app = express();
app.server = http.createServer(app);
app.use(bodyParser.json({
limit : config.bodyLimit
}));
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({
extended : true
}));
app.use('/v1', routes);
app.use('/v1/agent', agent);
app.server.listen(config.port);
console.log('API listening on port ' + app.server.address().port);
module.exports = app;
This returns responses on the /v1/ route (index.js):
'use strict';
var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();
router.get('/', function (req, res) {
res.status(403).json({
message: 'Invalid request.'
});
});
module.exports = router;
in the agent route, I have a POST handler that is being handled correctly at /v1/agent/login. But while a GET routed at /v1/agent/ works, a GET routed to /v1/agent/123 returns a 404:
'use strict';
var agentController = require('../controller/agent.js');
var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();
function handleError(objError, res) {
res.status(500).json({ errorMessage : objError.message });
}
router.get('/', function (req, res) {
res.status(200).json({
message: 'OK' // works fine
});
});
router.get('/:id'), function (req, res) {
var agentNum = req.params.id;
res.send(req.params); // 404 here
try {
//res.status(200).json({ message: 'hello agent.'});
} catch (err) {
// handleError(err, res);
}
};
router.post('/login', function (req, res) {
var agentNum, password;
// works fine
});
router.post('/pwr', function (req, res) {
//also works fine
});
module.exports = router;
My understanding is that the app.use method should redirect the route and any GET requests appended to that route to the one I specified (agent), so why is it that the one with params fails while the root one succeeds?
Thank you

You're not passing the callback correctly.
router.get('/:id')
router.get('/:id', function(req, res) {
var agentNum = req.params.id;
res.send(req.params); // 404 here
try {
//res.status(200).json({ message: 'hello agent.'});
} catch (err) {
// handleError(err, res);
}
});

ExpressJS POST Method Request Issue

I am running into an issue where I am trying to run a POST request via Postman and I get a loading request for a long time and then a Could not get any response message. There are no errors that are appearing in terminal. Is it the way I am saving the POST? Specifically looking at my /blog route.
server.js
//Load express
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var router = express.Router(); // get an instance of the router
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
// configure app to use bodyParser()
// get data from a POST method
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true}));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
var port = process.env.PORT || 8080; // set the port
var blogDB = require('./config/blogDB.js');
var Blogpost = require('./app/models/blogModel');
app.set('view engine', 'ejs'); // set ejs as the view engine
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public')); // set the public directory
var routes = require('./app/routes');
// use routes.js
app.use(routes);
app.listen(port);
console.log('magic is happening on port' + port);
blogModel.js:
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
var BlogPostSchema = new Schema({
title : String,
body : String,
date_created : Date
});
module.exports = mongoose.model('Blogpost', BlogPostSchema);
routes.js:
var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();
var blogDB = require('../config/blogDB.js');
var Blogpost = require('./models/blogModel.js');
//index
router.route('/')
.get(function(req, res) {
var drinks = [
{ name: 'Bloody Mary', drunkness: 3 },
{ name: 'Martini', drunkness: 5 },
{ name: 'Scotch', drunkness: 10}
];
var tagline = "Lets do this.";
res.render('pages/index', {
drinks: drinks,
tagline: tagline
});
});
//blog
router.route('/blog')
.get(function(req, res) {
res.send('This is the blog page');
})
.post(function(req, res) {
var blogpost = new Blogpost(); // create a new instance of a Blogpost model
blogpost.title = req.body.name; // set the blog title
blogpost.body = req.body.body; // set the blog content
blogpost.date_created = Date.now();
blogpost.save(function(err) {
if (err)
res.send(err);
res.json({ message: 'Blog created.' });
});
});
//about
router.get('/about', function(req, res) {
res.render('pages/about');
});
module.exports = router;

The issue was that I did not setup a user for my Mongo database. Basically it couldn't gain access to the user/pw to the database that I was using. Once I created a user matching the user/pw I included in my url, then I was able to get a successful post.