webServer.js

// simple web server with JADE and less-middleware support
// will render images and server up static files as well
//

// include modules
var express = require("express"),
  app = express(),
  path = require("path"),
  less = require("less-middleware");
var compression = require("compression");
var cookieParser = require("cookie-parser");
var bodyParser = require("body-parser");

var port = process.env.PORT || 8080;

app.use(compression());
app
  .use(cookieParser()) // i use express.cookieParser, but connect.cookieParser should also work
  .use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }))
  .use(bodyParser.json());
app.set("json spaces", 0);

/** we will need support for web pages to control the mundane functions such
 * as password reset.  Tell express we are using jade and where
 * our views are
 */
app.set("views", __dirname + "/views");
app.set("view engine", "jade");

app.use(function(req, res, next) {
  if (req.url.indexOf("Echo") > 0) {
    // let heart beat through
    next();
    return;
  }
  if ( port != 8080 && !req.secure && req.get("X-Forwarded-Proto") !== "https") {
    res.redirect("https://" + req.get("Host") + req.url);
  } else next();
});

app.use("/", function(err, req, res, next) {
  // handle however you like, special-case based on
  // error properties, messages, request conditions etc
  // here we'll just render an error page
  res.status(err.status || 500);
  res.render("error", { error: err });
});
app.get("/web/Echo", function(req, res) {
  res.render("echo", { title: "Echo " + new Date().toString(), layout: false });
});

// compile and serve css
app.use(
  less(path.join(__dirname, "source", "less"), {
    dest: path.join(__dirname, "build"),
    options: {
      compiler: {
        compress: false
      }
    },
    preprocess: {
      path: function(pathname, req) {
        return pathname.replace("/css/", "/");
      }
    },
    force: true
  })
);
// serve static content
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, "build")));

app.get("*", function(req, res) {
  res.sendFile(path.resolve(__dirname, "./build/index.html"));
});

// setup server
var server = app.listen(port, function() {
  var msg = "Start-up complete, listening on port: " + port;
  console.log(msg);
});