diff --git a/assignments/app.js b/assignments/app.js
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+++ b/assignments/app.js
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+import express from "express";
+import {generalRouter} from "./routes/routes.js";
+
+export const app = express()
+app.use(express.json())
+app.use('/api', generalRouter)
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diff --git a/assignments/controllers/mainController.js b/assignments/controllers/mainController.js
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+export const returnHelloText = (req, res) => {
+    return res.status(200).json({ message: 'hello from backend to frontend!' })
+}
+
+
+export const getCityWeather = (req, res) => {
+    const {cityName} = req.body
+
+    if (!cityName) {
+        return res.status(400).json({ error: 'cityName is required' })
+    }
+
+    return res.status(200).json({ cityName })
+}
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diff --git a/assignments/index.js b/assignments/index.js
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+++ b/assignments/index.js
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+import {app} from "./app.js";
+
+const PORT =  3000;
+
+const startApp = async () => {
+    try {
+        app.listen(PORT, () => {
+            console.log(`Server listening on port ${PORT}`)
+        })
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.log(e)
+    }
+}
+startApp()
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diff --git a/assignments/package.json b/assignments/package.json
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+++ b/assignments/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "assignments",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "dev": "nodemon --inspect index.js"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "description": "",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "5.1.0",
+    "express-handlebars": "8.0.1",
+    "node-fetch": "3.3.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "nodemon": "3.1.10"
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/assignments/routes/routes.js b/assignments/routes/routes.js
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+++ b/assignments/routes/routes.js
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+import {Router} from "express";
+import {getCityWeather, returnHelloText} from "../controllers/mainController.js";
+
+export const generalRouter = Router()
+
+generalRouter.get('/', returnHelloText)
+generalRouter.post('/weather', getCityWeather)