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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

Node.js restful webservice using express and mongoose. Routing not working

I'm trying to build a RESTful webservice following this tutorial:
https://www.codementor.io/olatundegaruba/nodejs-restful-apis-in-10-minutes-q0sgsfhbd
It's not working returning me a CANNOT GET/ reports error...
I'm trying to learn node.js and I can't find the error anywhere and everything I tried didn't work.
Also, when I call the server, it reaches to index.js which prints a "HEY". Wasn't this supposed to reach server.js first?
Here is my code:
Server.js
var express = require('express'),
app = express(),
port = process.env.PORT || 3000,
mongoose = require('mongoose'),
Report = require('./api/models/reportModel.js'),
bodyParser = require('body-parser');
mongoose.Promise = global.Promise;
mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/server');
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
var routes = require('./api/routes/reportRoute.js');
routes(app);
app.listen(port);
console.log('Report RESTful API server started on: ' + port);
reportRoute.js
'use strict';
module.exports = function(app) {
var reports = require('../controllers/reportController.js');
// report Routes
app.route('/reports')
.get(reports.list_all_reports)
.post(reports.create_a_report);
app.route('/reports/:reportId').get(reports.read_a_report)
.put(reports.update_a_report)
.delete(reports.delete_a_report);
};
reportController.js
'use strict';
var mongoose = require('mongoose'),
Report = mongoose.model('Reports');
exports.list_all_reports = function(req, res) {
Report.find({}, function(err, report) {
if (err)
res.send(err);
res.json(report);
});
};
exports.create_a_report = function(req, res) {
var new_report = new Report(req.body);
new_report.save(function(err, report) {
if (err)
res.send(err);
res.json(report);
});
};
exports.read_a_report = function(req, res) {
Report.findById(req.params.reportId, function(err, report) {
if (err)
res.send(err);
res.json(report);
});
};
exports.update_a_report = function(req, report) {
Report.findOneAndUpdate({_id: req.params.taskId}, req.body, { new: true }, function(err, report) {
if (err)
res.send(err);
res.json(report);
});
};
exports.delete_a_report = function(req, res) {
Report.remove({
_id: req.params.reportId
}, function(err, report) {
if (err)
res.send(err);
res.json({ message: 'Report successfully deleted' });
});
};
Thank you for your help...
EDIT:
index.js
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
var route = require('./api/routes/reportRoute');
app.get('/', function(req, res) {
res.send('HEY!');
})
app.listen(3000, function(){console.log('Server running on port 3000')});

You haven't posted your reportController.js but this problem will occur if the function list_all_reports does not set a response body. For example, adding
res.json({hello: "world"});
to the handler function should make it work.

How to query using MySQL in an EJS File

I am trying to run a query in a view (.ejs file). However, since the keyword require is not defined in a .ejs file, I need to export it from my main file, server.js.
The whole code for my server.js file is below and this is the specific snippet with which I need help.
app.engine('html', require('ejs').renderFile);
exports.profile = function(req, res) {
res.render('profile', { mysql: mysql });
}
I need to be able to use the mysql.createConnection in my profile.ejs file.
Any help would be great.
// server.js
// set up ======================================================================
// get all the tools we need
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var port = process.env.PORT || 8080;
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var passport = require('passport');
var flash = require('connect-flash');
var morgan = require('morgan');
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var session = require('express-session');
var configDB = require('./config/database.js');
var Connection = require('tedious').Connection;
var config = {
userName: 'DESKTOP-S6CM9A9\\Yash',
password: '',
server: 'DESKTOP-S6CM9A9\\SQLEXPRESS',
};
var Request = require('tedious').Request;
var TYPES = require('tedious').TYPES;
var mysql = require('mysql');
var con = mysql.createConnection({
host: "localhost",
user: "root",
password: "yashm"
});
con.connect(function(err) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log("Connected!");
var sql="Select * from test.productlist";
con.query(sql, function (err, result) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log(result);
});
});
app.engine('html', require('ejs').renderFile);
exports.profile = function(req, res) {
res.render('profile', { mysql: mysql });
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// configuration ===============================================================
mongoose.connect(configDB.url); // connect to our database
require('./config/passport')(passport); // pass passport for configuration
// set up our express application
app.use(morgan('dev')); // log every request to the console
app.use(cookieParser()); // read cookies (needed for auth)
app.use(bodyParser()); // get information from html forms
app.set('view engine', 'ejs'); // set up ejs for templating
// required for passport
app.use(session({ secret: 'test run' })); // 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/routes.js')(app, passport); // load our routes and pass in our app and fully configured passport
// launch ======================================================================
app.listen(port);
console.log('The magic happens on port ' + port);

Like already said in the comment, you have to do your query logic in your server.js and then pass the data to your view (or maybe even pre-process it!)
exports.profile = function(req, res) {
con.query('SELECT 1', function (error, results, fields) {
if (error) throw error;
// connected!
res.render('profile', { data: results });
});
}
In your ejs you can loop trough the data, and acces the fields as data[i]['fieldname']
<ul>
<% for(var i=0; i<data.length; i++) {%>
<li><%= data[i]['id'] %></li>
<% } %>
</ul>

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);
}
});

Dynamic routes with different functions in express js

I have loads of router.get functions in my code which I think, could be reduced to a single switch-case function. Here is what I have tried:
function handlerA(req, res) {}
function handlerB(req, res) {}
var routes = {
'/url-one': handlerA,
'/url-two': handlerB
}
router.get('/*', function(req, res) {
var url = req.url;
if (routes[url]) {
routes[url](req, res);
}
});
This works but also, significantly slows my application. Is there any other solution which would not hit the performance of my app?
Thanks

Is there a reason you don't want to use router.get functions? I would guess express.js is internally performing the same logic that you are doing anyway. You are just replacing get functions with handlers.
If you are using similar logic between multiple routes, that may be worth abstracting.

I usually go with a setup like this:
app.js
routes.js
api/
user/
index.js
user.controller.js
user.model.js
image/
index.js
image.controller.js
image.model.js
/api/user/index.js:
var express = require('express');
var controller = require('./user.controller');
var router = express.Router();
router.get('/', controller.index);
router.post('/', controller.create);
module.exports = router;
/api/user/user.controller.js:
var User = require('./user.model');
exports.index = function(req, res) {
// Show list of users
};
exports.create = function (req, res, next) {
// Create user
};
/routes.js:
module.exports = function(app) {
// Insert routes below
app.use('/api/users', require('./api/user'));
app.use('/api/images', require('./api/image'));
// All undefined asset or api routes should return a 404
app.route('/:url(api|auth|components|app|bower_components|assets)/*')
.get(errors[404]);
// All other routes should redirect to the index.html
app.route('/*')
.get(function(req, res) {
res.sendfile(app.get('appPath') + '/index.html');
});
};
And lastly, the /app.js:
// Set default node environment to development
process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
var express = require('express');
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var config = require('./config/environment');
// Connect to database
mongoose.connect(config.mongo.uri, config.mongo.options);
// Populate DB with sample data
if(config.seedDB) { require('./config/seed'); }
// Setup server
var app = express();
var server = require('http').createServer(app);
require('./config/express')(app);
require('./routes')(app);
// Start server
server.listen(config.port, config.ip, function () {
console.log('Express server listening on %d, in %s mode', config.port, app.get('env'));
});
// Expose app
exports = module.exports = app;
Most of this is directly from the Yeoman Generator Angular-Fullstack and it has a really nice setup!