Organizing-routes-in-express-js-and-node.js

Instead of making app.js heaving with every single routing rule, try to organise it as suggested below. The your-app/app.js contains the below line of codes for the purpose of routing.

	var routes = require('./routes/index');
	var users = require('./routes/users');

	app.use('/', routes);
	app.use('/users', users);

So, I thought to make this things a bit easier and organize app.js file The structure that I kept in mind is like as below:-

	router/
	    routes/
	        users.js
	    index.js

In app.js, first of all comment

	var routes = require('./routes/index');
	var users = require('./routes/users');
	app.use('/', routes);
	app.use('/users', users);

The above 4 lines.

Add the below line of code just after var app = express(); :-

	var router = require('./routes')(app);

Then, here is the code of index.js route file:-

	var express = require('express');
	var router = express.Router();

	module.exports = function(app) {
	    app.use('/users', require('../routes/users'));
	};

The code of users.js route file is as follows:-

	var express = require('express');
	var router = express.Router();
	
	router.post('/', function (req, res) {
	    // handle a post request to this route
	    console.log("respond with a resource");
	});
	
	router.get('/info', function (req, res) {
	    // handle a get request to this route
	});
	module.exports = router;

To run:-

	http://localhost:3000/users

For more information you may visit:-

http://cj7.info/blog/organizing-routes-in-express-js-and-nodejs

Installation:-

git clone https://github.com/dinesh-rawat/Organizing-routes-in-express-js-and-node.js.git sudo node ./bin/www