server.js

import express from "express";
import session from "express-session";

// Create an express app instance and define a port for later
const app = express();
const port = 8080;

// Express session middleware automatically manages a session cookie
// that is used to give persistent state between requests, making
// the application stateful and overcoming the stateless nature of HTTP.
app.use(
    session({
        secret: "secret phrase",
        resave: false,
        saveUninitialized: false,
        cookie: { secure: false },
    })
);

// Enable the ejs view engine
app.set("view engine", "ejs");

// Enable support for URL-encoded request bodies (form posts)
app.use(
    express.urlencoded({
        extended: true,
    })
);

// Redirect request to root to the products page
app.get("/", (request, response) => {
    response.status(301).redirect("/product_list");
});

// Serve static resources
app.use(express.static("static"));

// Hook up each controller
import productController from "./controllers/products.js";
app.use(productController);
import saleController from "./controllers/sales.js"
app.use(saleController)
import orderController from "./controllers/orders.js";
app.use(orderController);
import staffController from "./controllers/staff.js";
app.use(staffController);

// Start the listening for requests
app.listen(port, () => {
    console.log(`Express server started on http://localhost:${port}`);
});