server.js

// server.js this file is the initial starting point for the Node/Express server.
require('dotenv').config()
// Dependencies

const express = require(`express`);
const path = require('path');
const bodyParser = require(`body-parser`);

const Pusher = require('pusher');

//=========================================


const pusher = new Pusher({
  appId: process.env.APPID,
  key: process.env.API_KEY,
  secret: process.env.SECRET,
  cluster: 'us3',
  encrypted: true
});

//====================================================

const app = express();
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 9000;


// Requiring models for syncing

const db = require(`./models`);

// sets up the express app to handle data parsing
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({
  extended: false
}));
app.use(bodyParser.json());

//static directory
app.use(express.static(path.join((__dirname, `public`))));

// Set Handlebars.

const exphbs = require(`express-handlebars`);
app.engine(`handlebars`, exphbs({
  defaultLayout: `main`
}));
app.set(`view engine`, `handlebars`);

//import routes and give the server access to them.
//=======================================================

//posting app route for pusher
app.post('/comment', function (req, res) {
  console.log(`comment handler`);

  console.log(req.body);

  var newComment = {
    name: req.body.name,
    email: req.body.email,
    comment: req.body.comment,
    time: req.body.time
  }
  db.bashingTable.create({
    userName: req.body.name,
    userEmail: req.body.email,
    userComment: req.body.comment,
    createdAt: req.body.time
  }).then(function (response) {
    console.log(response);

    pusher.trigger('Basher-staging', 'new_comment', newComment);
    res.json({
      created: true
    });
  })

});

//routes

//===============================================
require(`./routes/htmlRoutes`)(app);

// REQUIRING API ROUTES
require(`./routes/apiRoutes`)(app);

//syncing sequelize models and then starting Express app
module.exports = app;
//===========================================================

db.sequelize.sync({
  force: true
}).then(function () {
  app.listen(PORT, function () {
    console.log(`App listening on PORT ` + PORT);

  });
});