server.js

// require express and other modules
var express = require('express'),
    app = express();

// serve static files from public folder
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));

/************
 * DATABASE *
 ************/

// your hardcoded data here

/**********
 * ROUTES *
 **********/

/*
 * HTML Endpoints
 */

app.get('/', function homepage (req, res) {
  res.sendFile(__dirname + '/views/index.html');
});


/*
 * JSON API Endpoints
 */

app.get('/api', function api_index (req, res){
  res.json({
    message: "Welcome to my personal api!",
    documentation_url: "https://github.com/sf-wdi-25/express_self_api/README.md", // CHANGE THIS TO LINK TO YOUR README.md
    base_url: "http://YOUR-APP-NAME.herokuapp.com",
    endpoints: [
      {method: "GET", path: "/api", description: "Describes available endpoints"}
    ]
  })
});

/**********
 * SERVER *
 **********/

// listen on port 3000
app.listen(process.env.PORT || 3000, function () {
  console.log('Express server is running on http://localhost:3000/');
});