example-server.ts

import * as express from "express";
import * as bodyParser from "body-parser";
// import links from "@roast-cms/links";

const links = require("./src").default;
require("dotenv").config();

/**
  Parent Express application.
*/
const app = express();
app.use(bodyParser.json()); // need this to read PUT requests

/**
  Example authentication middleware for authenticated routes (DELETE, PUT)
*/
const authenticationMiddleware = (req: any, _res: Response, next: Function) => {
  // everyone's authenticated (UNSAFE, EXAMPLE USE ONLY)
  req.user = { role: "admin" };
  next();
};

/**
  This is the `links` middleware implementation.
*/
app.use(
  links({
    // REQUIRED redis server URL
    redisURL: process.env.REDIS_URL || "",

    // REQUIRED MongoDB URI
    databaseURI: process.env.DATABASE_URI || "",

    // REQUIRED application secret (random string for app session ID)
    applicationSecret: process.env.APPLICATION_SECRET || "",

    // OPTIONAL path name for the `links` API on local Express router
    pathName: "/link", // this is the default path to API

    // OPTIONAL authentication middleware to secure endpoints that allowe link edits
    authenticationMiddleware, // NOTE: middleware must assign `user.role: "admin"`
  })
);

/**
  Parent server intialization.
*/
const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`App is running on :${port}`);
});