Running an angular app using node js

Question

I have a html page and a serviceController.js, I need to automatically run the app through node js. Sorry for the naive question but am unable to run it. My serviceController.js looks like this :

var app = angular.module("app", []); app.controller('serviceController', ['$scope', '$interval','$http', function($scope, $interval, $http) { $scope.service1 = {//and so on.. }

I was following an example and I have tried the following: created a package.json :

{ "name": "express-html", "version": "0.0.1", "dependencies": { "express": "^4.11.0" }}

My server.js looks like this :

var express = require("express"); var app = express(); var path = require("path"); app.get('/',function(req,res){ res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname+'/index.html')); }); app.listen(3000); console.log("Running at Port 3000");

But, when I try starting the application from terminal using: node server.js. I get the following error :

(function (exports, require, module, __filename, __dirname) { var app = angular.module("app", []); ^ReferenceError: angular is not defined at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/dem/Desktop/frontend/task3/serviceController.js:1:81) at Module._compile (module.js:570:32) at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:579:10) at Module.load (module.js:487:32) at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12) at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3) at Module.require (module.js:497:17) at require (internal/module.js:20:19) at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/dem/Desktop/frontend/task3/server.js:5:19) at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)

Please guide!

Please check angular.js file is included and ng-app is set inside html page. — Muhammad Usman, CommentedApr 14, 2017 at 6:01
app.use("/", express.static(__dirname)); Use this in place of res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname+'/index.html')); — Nitesh Rana, CommentedApr 14, 2017 at 6:03
How are you adding your angular.js lib? by linking cdn your by bower? — abdulbari, CommentedApr 14, 2017 at 6:04
@MuhammadUsman - you mean serviceController.js right? yes, i have included that and <body ng-app="app"> is set — kamini, CommentedApr 14, 2017 at 6:05
@NiteshRana - Yes, adding the line you suggested worked. If you like, you can post it as an answer, and I will accept it. Thanks a lot! — kamini, CommentedApr 14, 2017 at 6:09

Nitesh Rana · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-14 06:15:48Z

app.use("/", express.static(__dirname)); Use this in place of

res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname+'/index.html'));

Muhammad Usman · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-14 06:15:44Z

Update server file to serve a static directory like app.use(express.static('dirPath')) For more detail visit Serving static files in Express

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