Modify the npm start script for running the app

* package.json
 * Replace the development server start command with a cli start script

* start.sh
 * Can start server through either node or ng
 * Use npm start for production node execution
 * Use npm start -- -d for starting using 'ng serve'

* server.js
 * Scaffold the angular compiled artefacts in the dist/ directory as static
   files in express to allow them to be server through node.

ngapp/README.md

@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 
 This project was generated with [Angular CLI](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli) version 1.3.2.
 
+## Running with [Nodejs](https://nodejs.org)
+
+Execute `npm start` to serve the Angular app using nodejs. Navigate to `http://localhost:8080`. This command is meant for production and the files in the `dist` directory will have to be recompiled for code changes to be displayed. 
+
 ## Development server
 
-Run `ng serve` for a dev server. Navigate to `http://localhost:4200/`. The app will automatically reload if you change any of the source files.
+Execute `npm start -- -d` for a development server. Navigate to `http://localhost:8080/`. The app will automatically reload if you change any of the source files.
 
 ## Code scaffolding
 

ngapp/package.json

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "ng": "ng",
-    "start": "ng serve --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080 --disable-host-check",
     "build": "ng build",
+    "start": "./start.sh",
     "test": "ng test",
     "lint": "ng lint",
     "e2e": "ng e2e"
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "@angular/router": "^4.4.6",
     "@swimlane/ngx-datatable": "^11.1.5",
     "core-js": "^2.4.1",
+    "express": "^4.16.2",
     "ng2-codemirror": "^1.1.3",
     "ngx-bootstrap": "^1.9.3",
     "patternfly": "^3.31.0",

ngapp/server.js

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+var express = require("express");
+var bodyParser = require("body-parser");
+
+var app = express();
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+
+// Create link to Angular build directory
+var distDir = __dirname + "/dist/";
+app.use(express.static(distDir));
+
+// Initialize the app.
+var server = app.listen(process.env.PORT || 8080, function () {
+  var port = server.address().port;
+  console.log("App now running on port", port);
+});

ngapp/start.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#################
+#
+# Show help and exit
+#
+#################
+function show_help {
+        echo "Usage: $0 [-d] [-h]"
+        echo "-d: run in development mode"
+  echo ""
+  echo "To passthrough additional arguments, enter '--' followed by the extra arguments"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+#
+# Determine the command line options
+#
+while getopts ":d" opt;
+do
+  case $opt in
+  d) DEV=1 ;;
+  h) show_help ;;
+  esac
+done
+shift "$(expr $OPTIND - 1)"
+
+if [ "${DEV}" == "1" ]; then
+  ng serve --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080 --disable-host-check
+else
+  ng build && node ./server.js
+fi