app.js

/* Main application entry file. Please note, the order of loading is important.
| * Configuration loading and booting of controllers and custom error handlers */

var express = require('express'),
    fs = require('fs');

require('coffee-script');

// Load configurations
var config_file = require('yaml-config'),
exports = module.exports = config = config_file.readConfig('./config.yaml');

require('./db-connect');                // Bootstrap db connection

// Bootstrap models
var models_path = __dirname + '/app/models';
var model_files = fs.readdirSync(models_path);
model_files.forEach(function(file){
  if (file == 'user.js')
    User = require(models_path+'/'+file);
  else
    require(models_path+'/'+file);
});

var app = express.createServer();       // express app
require('./settings').boot(app);      // Bootstrap application settings

// Start the app by listening on <port>
var port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
app.listen(port);
console.log('Express app started on port '+port);

// Bootstrap controllers
var controllers_path = __dirname + '/app/controllers';
var controller_files = fs.readdirSync(controllers_path);
controller_files.forEach(function(file){
  require(controllers_path+'/'+file)(app);
});

require('./error-handler').boot(app);   // Bootstrap custom error handler
mongooseAuth.helpExpress(app);          // Add in Dynamic View Helpers
everyauth.helpExpress(app, { userAlias: 'current_user' });