##built.io Application Framework for NodeJS
A framework thats built on top of Express Framework and it helps the javascript developers to start developing javascript application using node js on the server side.

Basic features provided by this framework is as follows:

• Organize the code in well defined directory structure and implies some convention to be follow at the time of development
• Helps to utilize the CPU core based on configurable value.
• Forever-monitor module integrated in framework for making sure application run for forever
• Proxy Module : It helps to proxy the request and provide the way to intercept the request before the proxy call is made . It provides three types of hooks for the request
  • before: Can intercept the proxy call and allows to change the request parameters and headers.
  • after: Its an async hook and fires when the request is completed
  • error: Its an async hook and fires when error occurred in the request
• Log Module: It provide two types of logging
  • User Log: It logs all the console.log statements in the user_log{stamp}.LOG file located in log directory. Developers can turn it on/off based on the configuration.
  • Error Log: It logs all the error occured in application in the error_log{stamp}.LOG file located in log directory.
• Routes/Resource: It help to define the routes/resource of an application in route.json file located in config directory.
• Environment Configs: It helps to defined different environment configuration and load accordingly.

###Directory Structure:

To create an application developer has to only deal with app directory located in application root.

Dir/Files	Purpose
app/	Contains client and server directory
app/client	Contains all client side files publically accessible like JS, CSS, IMAGES
app/server	Contains all server side files
app/server/config	Contains configuration files
app/server/config/environment	Contains development and production configuration files
app/server/config/environment/development.json	Contains application configuration for development mode
app/server/config/environment/production.json	Contains application configuration for production mode
app/server/config/app_events.json	Contains hooks for application events like init, error etc.
app/server/config/proxy.json	Contains proxy routes
app/server/config/route.json	Contains all routes and resources of an application
app/server/controllers	Contains all controllers of an application
app/server/files	File uploaded via client automatically available in this directory
app/server/node_modules	Contains Third party node modules required for an application
app/server/templates	Contains application templates
app/server/package.json	Contains all configuration of an application
app/log	Contains application log files