app.js

if (process.NODE_ENV != "production") {
    require("dotenv").config()
}

const express = require("express");
const app = express();
const ejs_mate = require("ejs-mate");
const path = require('path');
const cookieParser = require("cookie-parser");
const sessions = require("express-session");
const MongoStore = require("connect-mongo");
const flash = require("req-flash");

// only use the ports or the domains that are allowed in the google clould plateform (either 3000 or 5000 for me)
const port = process.env.PORT || 5000;
const api_routes = require("./routes/index");


const session_options = {
    saveUninitialized: false,
    resave: false,
    secret: String(process.env.SESSION_SECRET),
    name: "session",

    cookie: {
        httpOnly: process.NODE_ENV == "production",
        secure: process.NODE_ENV == "production",
        maxAge: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
    },
    store: MongoStore.create({
        mongoUrl: String(process.env.MONGO_ATLAS_URL),
        touchAfter: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60, // set touchAfter  = to cookies maxAge
    })
}




app.use(express.json());
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.engine('ejs', ejs_mate);
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
app.use('/assets', express.static('assets'));
app.use('/images', express.static('images'));
app.use(sessions(session_options));
app.use(cookieParser());
app.use(flash({ locals: "flash-messages" })); // make flash messages availible in the res object


app.use(api_routes);




app.listen(port, () => {
    console.log("server on");
})