@mands/mns-fe-server

mns-fe-server

Contributing Guide

This module is a wrapper around the node Express.js server. It takes a single configuration object with the following properties:

Name	Type	Description
assetsDir	string	Dir to serve static files such as images, CSS files, and JavaScript files
jsonLogging	function	Function used for logging events, can be used with @mands/mns-fe-foundation/src/components/logger
logger	boolean	Enable or Disable logging
routesDir	function	A function that returns the path to the routes directory
handlebars	object	Handlebars view engine object
pageNotFoundHandler	function	A mapping to a handler for 404 status events
errorPageHandler	function	A mapping to a handler for 500 status events
ExposeRoutes	function	Function which returns a dir with the exposed routes

Installation and usage

To install mns-fe-server into your application please run:

npm install --save @mands/mns-fe-server

Include the module and start:

const config = require('./configuration/server')
let server = require('@mands/mns-fe-server')(config)
server.start()

Here's an example configuration object to get you started.

Supplying application specific middlewares

Providing a custom middleware is as simple as adding middlewares method to config/server.js. For example:

const middleware = require('<path to middleware>');

const middlewares = server => {
    server.use(middleware);
}

module.exports = {
    middlewares,
    analyticsEnv,
    env,
    routes,
    assetsDir,
    jsonLogging,
    ...
    ...
}

Documents

• fesk-documentation
• engineering-principles

Contacts

• Email: [e-mail]
• Jira: https://jira.devops.mnscorp.net/projects/FESK