middleware.js

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middleware.js
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Server-Side Middleware
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The middleware connects the Express server app with the Express routers and configures the Express app to use additional modules such as body-parser, and morgan.

Allows for parsing of POST request body.

var bodyParser  = require('body-parser');

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Error logging and handling helper functions.
```
var helpers = require('./helpers.js');
```

Logs requests sent from the client.

var morgan = require('morgan'); 

module.exports = function (app, express) {

Create Express routers for each type of route.

  var ideaRouter = express.Router();
  var voteRouter = express.Router();
  var commentRouter = express.Router();

Associate the Express server app with the different modules that it should use.

  app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));
  app.use(bodyParser.json());
  app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/../../client'));
  app.use(morgan('dev'));
  app.use(helpers.logErrors);
  app.use(helpers.handleErrors);

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Use the idea router for all idea requests.
```
  app.use('/api/ideas', ideaRouter);
```
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Use vote router for requests related to upvoting or downvoting.
```
  app.use('/api/vote', voteRouter);
```
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Use comment router for requests related to adding and getting comments.
```
  app.use('/api/comments', commentRouter);
```

Inject our Express routers into their respective route files.

  require('../ideas/ideaRoutes.js')(ideaRouter);
  require('../votes/voteRoutes.js')(voteRouter);
  require('../comments/commentRoutes.js')(commentRouter);
};

middleware.js

Server-Side Middleware