How to define a function inside an app.post() in .js file










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I run my nodeserver.js file to start NodeJS application of my project. I want to invoke file-uploader.controller.js file as soon as the my angular (front-end ) uploads a file.
Here i think we can pass a function inside -



app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res) 

//code



controller.js is a 700 line code. So i want it in a separate file.
Please help.



projectserver.js



// Server definitions

var express = require('express');
var cors = require('cors');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const neo4j = require('neo4j-driver').v1;


var restify = require('restify');
var expressJwt = require('express-jwt');
var session = require('express-session');
var config = require('./config.json')
var app = express();
var router = express.Router();
module.exports = router;

app.use(restify.plugins.bodyParser());

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded( extended: false ));

app.use(bodyParser.json());
// app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(bodyParser.json( type: 'application/vnd.api+json' ))

app.use(cors());

app.use(session( secret: config.secret, resave: false, saveUninitialized: true ));


// ----------------- File Uploader code -------------------------

var express = require('express');
var multer = require('multer');
var path = require('path');
var app = express();
var mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
var port = 3003;

app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'uploads')));
// headers and content type
app.use(function (req, res, next)
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept");
next();
);


var storage = multer.diskStorage(

destination: function (req, file, cb)

var dir = './uploads/';
mkdirp(dir, function (err)
if (err)
console.error(err);

// move cb to here
cb(null, dir);
);
,
filename: function (req, file, cb)
cb(null, file.originalname);


);
var upload = multer( storage: storage );


app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res)

fileName = req.files[0].filename;

console.log("global variable FileName = ", fileName)

console.log('files', req.files);
console.log("request filename = ",req.files[0].filename );
res.send(req.files);
);


var server = app.listen(port, function ()
console.log("Listening on port %s...", port);
);


file-uploader.controller.js



const express = require('express');
const yaml = require('js-yaml');
const app = express();
var router = express.Router();
const configFile = require('./config.json');
const port = 3000

var filename = fileName;



// --------------- File upload code till above -------------------

var orgName = organization.toLowerCase();
var dep = department.toLowerCase();

var cypher0 = "CREATE (" + orgName + ":Organization name:"" + organization + "")";
var constraint = "CREATE CONSTRAINT ON (n:Organization) ASSERT n.name IS UNIQUE";


org = [cypher0, constraint];

const indentedJson = "";


const fs = require('fs');

app.get('/', (request, response) =>
response.send("renewalQuote")
)

app.listen(port, (err) =>
if (err)
return console.log('something bad happened', err)

);


var config;
try
function safeLoader(callback)

config = yaml.safeLoad(fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8'));
callback(config);

safeLoader(callback);




catch (e)
console.log(e);



// more code









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  • Thanks. I found out the answer. I followed here - stackoverflow.com/questions/34920933/…

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    Nov 15 '18 at 12:01















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I run my nodeserver.js file to start NodeJS application of my project. I want to invoke file-uploader.controller.js file as soon as the my angular (front-end ) uploads a file.
Here i think we can pass a function inside -



app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res) 

//code



controller.js is a 700 line code. So i want it in a separate file.
Please help.



projectserver.js



// Server definitions

var express = require('express');
var cors = require('cors');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const neo4j = require('neo4j-driver').v1;


var restify = require('restify');
var expressJwt = require('express-jwt');
var session = require('express-session');
var config = require('./config.json')
var app = express();
var router = express.Router();
module.exports = router;

app.use(restify.plugins.bodyParser());

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded( extended: false ));

app.use(bodyParser.json());
// app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(bodyParser.json( type: 'application/vnd.api+json' ))

app.use(cors());

app.use(session( secret: config.secret, resave: false, saveUninitialized: true ));


// ----------------- File Uploader code -------------------------

var express = require('express');
var multer = require('multer');
var path = require('path');
var app = express();
var mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
var port = 3003;

app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'uploads')));
// headers and content type
app.use(function (req, res, next)
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept");
next();
);


var storage = multer.diskStorage(

destination: function (req, file, cb)

var dir = './uploads/';
mkdirp(dir, function (err)
if (err)
console.error(err);

// move cb to here
cb(null, dir);
);
,
filename: function (req, file, cb)
cb(null, file.originalname);


);
var upload = multer( storage: storage );


app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res)

fileName = req.files[0].filename;

console.log("global variable FileName = ", fileName)

console.log('files', req.files);
console.log("request filename = ",req.files[0].filename );
res.send(req.files);
);


var server = app.listen(port, function ()
console.log("Listening on port %s...", port);
);


file-uploader.controller.js



const express = require('express');
const yaml = require('js-yaml');
const app = express();
var router = express.Router();
const configFile = require('./config.json');
const port = 3000

var filename = fileName;



// --------------- File upload code till above -------------------

var orgName = organization.toLowerCase();
var dep = department.toLowerCase();

var cypher0 = "CREATE (" + orgName + ":Organization name:"" + organization + "")";
var constraint = "CREATE CONSTRAINT ON (n:Organization) ASSERT n.name IS UNIQUE";


org = [cypher0, constraint];

const indentedJson = "";


const fs = require('fs');

app.get('/', (request, response) =>
response.send("renewalQuote")
)

app.listen(port, (err) =>
if (err)
return console.log('something bad happened', err)

);


var config;
try
function safeLoader(callback)

config = yaml.safeLoad(fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8'));
callback(config);

safeLoader(callback);




catch (e)
console.log(e);



// more code









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  • Thanks. I found out the answer. I followed here - stackoverflow.com/questions/34920933/…

    – Techdive
    Nov 15 '18 at 12:01













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I run my nodeserver.js file to start NodeJS application of my project. I want to invoke file-uploader.controller.js file as soon as the my angular (front-end ) uploads a file.
Here i think we can pass a function inside -



app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res) 

//code



controller.js is a 700 line code. So i want it in a separate file.
Please help.



projectserver.js



// Server definitions

var express = require('express');
var cors = require('cors');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const neo4j = require('neo4j-driver').v1;


var restify = require('restify');
var expressJwt = require('express-jwt');
var session = require('express-session');
var config = require('./config.json')
var app = express();
var router = express.Router();
module.exports = router;

app.use(restify.plugins.bodyParser());

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded( extended: false ));

app.use(bodyParser.json());
// app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(bodyParser.json( type: 'application/vnd.api+json' ))

app.use(cors());

app.use(session( secret: config.secret, resave: false, saveUninitialized: true ));


// ----------------- File Uploader code -------------------------

var express = require('express');
var multer = require('multer');
var path = require('path');
var app = express();
var mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
var port = 3003;

app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'uploads')));
// headers and content type
app.use(function (req, res, next)
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept");
next();
);


var storage = multer.diskStorage(

destination: function (req, file, cb)

var dir = './uploads/';
mkdirp(dir, function (err)
if (err)
console.error(err);

// move cb to here
cb(null, dir);
);
,
filename: function (req, file, cb)
cb(null, file.originalname);


);
var upload = multer( storage: storage );


app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res)

fileName = req.files[0].filename;

console.log("global variable FileName = ", fileName)

console.log('files', req.files);
console.log("request filename = ",req.files[0].filename );
res.send(req.files);
);


var server = app.listen(port, function ()
console.log("Listening on port %s...", port);
);


file-uploader.controller.js



const express = require('express');
const yaml = require('js-yaml');
const app = express();
var router = express.Router();
const configFile = require('./config.json');
const port = 3000

var filename = fileName;



// --------------- File upload code till above -------------------

var orgName = organization.toLowerCase();
var dep = department.toLowerCase();

var cypher0 = "CREATE (" + orgName + ":Organization name:"" + organization + "")";
var constraint = "CREATE CONSTRAINT ON (n:Organization) ASSERT n.name IS UNIQUE";


org = [cypher0, constraint];

const indentedJson = "";


const fs = require('fs');

app.get('/', (request, response) =>
response.send("renewalQuote")
)

app.listen(port, (err) =>
if (err)
return console.log('something bad happened', err)

);


var config;
try
function safeLoader(callback)

config = yaml.safeLoad(fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8'));
callback(config);

safeLoader(callback);




catch (e)
console.log(e);



// more code









share|improve this question
















I run my nodeserver.js file to start NodeJS application of my project. I want to invoke file-uploader.controller.js file as soon as the my angular (front-end ) uploads a file.
Here i think we can pass a function inside -



app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res) 

//code



controller.js is a 700 line code. So i want it in a separate file.
Please help.



projectserver.js



// Server definitions

var express = require('express');
var cors = require('cors');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const neo4j = require('neo4j-driver').v1;


var restify = require('restify');
var expressJwt = require('express-jwt');
var session = require('express-session');
var config = require('./config.json')
var app = express();
var router = express.Router();
module.exports = router;

app.use(restify.plugins.bodyParser());

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded( extended: false ));

app.use(bodyParser.json());
// app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(bodyParser.json( type: 'application/vnd.api+json' ))

app.use(cors());

app.use(session( secret: config.secret, resave: false, saveUninitialized: true ));


// ----------------- File Uploader code -------------------------

var express = require('express');
var multer = require('multer');
var path = require('path');
var app = express();
var mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
var port = 3003;

app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'uploads')));
// headers and content type
app.use(function (req, res, next)
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept");
next();
);


var storage = multer.diskStorage(

destination: function (req, file, cb)

var dir = './uploads/';
mkdirp(dir, function (err)
if (err)
console.error(err);

// move cb to here
cb(null, dir);
);
,
filename: function (req, file, cb)
cb(null, file.originalname);


);
var upload = multer( storage: storage );


app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res)

fileName = req.files[0].filename;

console.log("global variable FileName = ", fileName)

console.log('files', req.files);
console.log("request filename = ",req.files[0].filename );
res.send(req.files);
);


var server = app.listen(port, function ()
console.log("Listening on port %s...", port);
);


file-uploader.controller.js



const express = require('express');
const yaml = require('js-yaml');
const app = express();
var router = express.Router();
const configFile = require('./config.json');
const port = 3000

var filename = fileName;



// --------------- File upload code till above -------------------

var orgName = organization.toLowerCase();
var dep = department.toLowerCase();

var cypher0 = "CREATE (" + orgName + ":Organization name:"" + organization + "")";
var constraint = "CREATE CONSTRAINT ON (n:Organization) ASSERT n.name IS UNIQUE";


org = [cypher0, constraint];

const indentedJson = "";


const fs = require('fs');

app.get('/', (request, response) =>
response.send("renewalQuote")
)

app.listen(port, (err) =>
if (err)
return console.log('something bad happened', err)

);


var config;
try
function safeLoader(callback)

config = yaml.safeLoad(fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8'));
callback(config);

safeLoader(callback);




catch (e)
console.log(e);



// more code






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  • Thanks. I found out the answer. I followed here - stackoverflow.com/questions/34920933/…

    – Techdive
    Nov 15 '18 at 12:01

















  • Thanks. I found out the answer. I followed here - stackoverflow.com/questions/34920933/…

    – Techdive
    Nov 15 '18 at 12:01
















Thanks. I found out the answer. I followed here - stackoverflow.com/questions/34920933/…

– Techdive
Nov 15 '18 at 12:01





Thanks. I found out the answer. I followed here - stackoverflow.com/questions/34920933/…

– Techdive
Nov 15 '18 at 12:01












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You can export a class in file-uploader.controller.js, and then, in projectserver.js require it, and use it.



A simple example:



// file-uploader.controller.js

class uploader
async run()
// todo something



// projectserver.js
const Uploader = require('./file-uploader.controller');
app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res)
await Uploader.run();
);





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    You can export a class in file-uploader.controller.js, and then, in projectserver.js require it, and use it.



    A simple example:



    // file-uploader.controller.js

    class uploader
    async run()
    // todo something



    // projectserver.js
    const Uploader = require('./file-uploader.controller');
    app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res)
    await Uploader.run();
    );





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      You can export a class in file-uploader.controller.js, and then, in projectserver.js require it, and use it.



      A simple example:



      // file-uploader.controller.js

      class uploader
      async run()
      // todo something



      // projectserver.js
      const Uploader = require('./file-uploader.controller');
      app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res)
      await Uploader.run();
      );





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        You can export a class in file-uploader.controller.js, and then, in projectserver.js require it, and use it.



        A simple example:



        // file-uploader.controller.js

        class uploader
        async run()
        // todo something



        // projectserver.js
        const Uploader = require('./file-uploader.controller');
        app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res)
        await Uploader.run();
        );





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        You can export a class in file-uploader.controller.js, and then, in projectserver.js require it, and use it.



        A simple example:



        // file-uploader.controller.js

        class uploader
        async run()
        // todo something



        // projectserver.js
        const Uploader = require('./file-uploader.controller');
        app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads", 12), function (req, res)
        await Uploader.run();
        );






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