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This is the main application script in the standard scaffolded application, as created by apic loopback
.
var loopback = require('loopback');
var boot = require('loopback-boot');
var app = module.exports = loopback();
app.start = function() {
// start the web server
return app.listen(function() {
app.emit('started');
var baseUrl = app.get('url').replace(/\/$/, '');
console.log('Web server listening at: %s', baseUrl);
if (app.get('loopback-component-explorer')) {
var explorerPath = app.get('loopback-component-explorer').mountPath;
console.log('Browse your REST API at %s%s', baseUrl, explorerPath);
}
});
};
// Bootstrap the application, configure models, datasources and middleware.
// Sub-apps like REST API are mounted via boot scripts.
boot(app, __dirname, function(err) {
if (err) throw err;
// start the server if `$ node server.js`
if (require.main === module)
app.start();
});
1 - 3:
Require LoopBack modules and set up standard objects
loopback
,
app
, and
boot
.
4: Start the web server.
7: Emit the ‘started’ event.
10 - 13: Start API Explorer.