express-app

Important Components

• app.js

  • our app's main entry point

  • when creating a new page, add a corresponding router to app.js

    ...
    // require page routers
    const indexRouter = require("./routes/index");
    ...
    const <example>Router = require("./routes/<example>";)
    ...
    ...
    // use page routers
    app.use("/", indexRouter);
    ...
    app.use("/<example>", <example>Router)

\config

• firebase-config-admin.js

  • enables use of the Firebase Admin SDK

  • require this file for admin-specific functionality for authentication, firestore, etc.

• firebase-config-client.js

  • enables use of the Firebase JavaScript SDK

  • require this file for client-side functionality, such as logging a user in

\routes

• contains routing files (JavaScript), one per page

\views

• \partials

  • contains reusable elements, such as headers, footers, etc.

• contains view files (Pug), one per page

Other Components

• .eslintrc.js

  • config file for ESLint

• package-lock.json

  • describes app dependencies

  • automatically updated when installing / updating packages

• package.json

  • describes app details, dependencies

  • automatically updated when installing / updating packages

\bin

• www
  • creates an HTTP server for app.js

\node_modules

• contains libraries downloaded via npm

\public\stylesheets

• style.css

  • describes the presentation of our content

  • mostly overridden since we are using Bootstrap

\secrets

• foodshare-d3eee-firebase-adminsdk-muxzq-c6401baa87.json

  • private key file for firebase-config-admin.js