Node.js 6.x Blueprints

Creating a controllers folder

1. Create a folder called controllers inside the root project folder.
2. Create an index.js inside the controllers folder and place the following code:

         // Index controller 
         exports.show = function(req, res) { 
         // Show index content 
             res.render('index', { 
                 title: 'Express' 
             }); 
         }; 
   

3. Edit the app.js file and replace the original index route app.use('/', routes); with the following code:

         app.get('/', index.show); 
   

4. Add the controller path to the app.js file right after var swig = require('swig'); declaration, replace the original code with the following code:

         // Inject index controller 
         var index = require('./controllers/index'); 
   

5. Now it's time to check if all goes as expected: we'll run the application and check the result. Type in your ...