app.js

/**
 * Module dependencies.
 */
var mongoose = require('mongoose');


var express = require('express'),
  routes = require('./routes'),
  socket = require('./routes/socket.js');


// connect to Mongo when the app initializes
mongoose.connect('mongodb://venumenuDB:venumenu@ds029107.mongolab.com:29107/heroku_app13296650');
  
var db = mongoose.connection;
db.on('error', console.error.bind(console, 'connection error:'));
db.once('open', function callback () {
  // yay!
});

var app = module.exports = express();
var server = require('http').createServer(app);

// Hook Socket.io into Express
var io = require('socket.io').listen(server);

// Configuration

app.configure(function(){
  app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
  app.set('view engine', 'jade');
  app.use(express.bodyParser());
  app.use(express.methodOverride());
  app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
  app.use(app.router);
});

app.configure('development', function(){
  app.use(express.errorHandler({ dumpExceptions: true, showStack: true }));
});

app.configure('production', function(){
  app.use(express.errorHandler());
});

// Routes

app.get('/', routes.index);
app.get('/partials/:name', routes.partials);

// redirect all others to the index (HTML5 history)
app.get('*', routes.index);

// Socket.io Communication

io.sockets.on('connection', socket);

// Start server

server.listen(3000, function(){
  console.log("Express server listening on port %d in %s mode", this.address().port, app.settings.env);
});

var service_stack = require('./stack/stack');
service_stack.init(app);