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house.js

lib/house/

House.Js

To install house.js just run.

sudo npm install -g house

Warning - You might have fun.

global._ = require('underscore')._; // Thanks to great open source
global.util = require('util');
global.url = require('url');
global.querystring = require('querystring');

(exports = module.exports = function(config){
    var house = this;

Configuration

Start a project in a new folder by running

house --init

Modify the file at config/config.js similar to

module.exports.config = { env: "dev", webPort: 8000, customOption: 'example' , filters: [] }

    
    house.setConfig = function(config) {
        this.config = config;
    }
    
    if(config) {
        this.setConfig(config);
    }
    
    var http = require('http'); // <3 node.js

Running House

From your project folder run

house --start

    house.start = function(cb) {
        if(!this.config) {
            throw new Error("Config required!");
        }

Listen on the port specified via config

        house.httpServer.listen(house.config.webPort);
        console.log('Server running at http://127.0.0.1:'+house.config.webPort+'/');
        
        if(cb) cb();
    }
    
    house.useApps = function(path) {
        var apps = require('./apps')(this, path);
    }

Utilities

    house.utils = require('./utils');

Logger

The logger is available via the global log

    module.exports.log = house.log = require('./log.js')(house.config);
    module.exports.log.info('logger loaded');

Data Source

Connection to the data sources and services

    house.dataSources = require('./dataSources')(house);

Create the HTTP server with our request handler

    house.httpServer = http.createServer(function(){
        house.frontDoor.apply(this, arguments);
    });

Socket IO

    house.io = require('socket.io').listen(house.httpServer);
    house.io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
        house.log.debug('socket connection ');
    });
    house.io.configure(function(){
        house.io.set('log level', 1);
    });

Filters

The requset handler passes the request and response through the filter chain that you define in config

    house.frontDoor = require('./requestHandler.js')(house);
    
    return house;
});
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