bmatusiak / welder-app

Minimal Welder App

welder-app

welder-app is a basic template based off the architect and express

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Startup Process

1. Static Files
2. Middlewares
3. Request Parsers

Welder Functions

addStatic(mount,dir,listDirAlso)

• mount : is the Web Directory
• dir : is the Server Directory
• listDirAlso : is to provide directory listings

addMiddleWare:function(fn)

• fn(http) : provides the http object

addRequestParser:function(fn)

• fn(http) : provides the http object

Welder Objects

http

the http object is a pre-setup express objects

• app : provides direct access to the express app
• server : provides direct access to the http server
• express : provides direct access to the express object
• listen : used by welder internaly function(port,ip,callback) but can be used to listen on another port

How pre-setup express is configured

Express is setup to compress all output.

bodyParser and cookieParser are loaded before middlewares

Example Plugins

app.main : Shows how to add a RequestParser and architect plugin

app.session : Shows how to add a Middleware and architect plugin with plugin dependency

db.mongoose : Shows how to add a General architect plugin

Version interp

the relates to the package.js file

As you can see the version of your app should be in a fourm of "X.Y.Z"

and X if the welder version so you can always know what version of welder you have

and Y is release version

and Z is sub-release version

{
    "name": "welder-app",
    "version": "1.1.32",
    "dependencies": {
        "express": "*",
        "architect": "*",
        "mongoose": "*"
    }
}