server.js

const express = require('express');
const dotenv = require('dotenv').config();
const path = require('path');
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;
// colors package for console.log
const colors = require('colors');
const connectDB = require('./config/db');
// Custom Middleware for status code in routes
const { errorHandler } = require('./middleware/errorMiddleware');

// * CONNECT TO DB
// *-------------------------------------------------------------
connectDB();
// *-------------------------------------------------------------

const app = express();
// app.get('/', (req, res)=> res.send('Hello'))
// app.get('/api/users', (req, res) =>
//   res.status(200).json({ message: 'Welcome to the support desk api' })
// );

// * MIDDLEWARE HANDLES THE BODY PARSER
// *-------------------------------------------------------------
// * TO SEND RAW JSON
app.use(express.json());
// * TO SEND URL ENCODED FORM
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
// *-------------------------------------------------------------

//* ROUTES
// *-------------------------------------------------------------
// connecting route, point to routes folder
app.use('/api/users', require('./routes/userRoutes'));
app.use('/api/tickets', require('./routes/ticketRoutes'));

// // *SERVE FRONTEND--DEPLOYMENT TO RENDER
// if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
//   // set build folder as static
//   // app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../frontend/build')));
//   // app.use(express.static('../frontend/build'));
// console.log("Hit if statement in server.js,process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production",process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production')

//   // app.get('*', (req, res) =>
//   //   // res.sendFile(__dirname, '../', 'frontend', 'build', 'index.html')
//   //   res.sendFile(path.resolve(__dirname, '../','frontend', 'build','index.html'))
//   // );
//   // app.get('*', (_, res) =>
//   //   res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, '../frontend/build/index.html'))
//   // );
// } else {
//   app.get('/', (req, res) => {
//     res.status(200).json({ message: 'Welcome to the Support Desk API' });
//   });
// }
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// //* Serve static assets in production, must be at this location of this file
// if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
//     //*Set static folder
//     app.use(express.static('client/build'));
    
//     app.get('*', (req,res) => res.sendFile(path.resolve(__dirname, 'client', 'build','index.html')));
//   }
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// ------------------------------------------------------------------


//*Middleware for status codes
app.use(errorHandler);
// *-------------------------------------------------------------

app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`Server started on ${PORT} Got em`));