Merge pull request #3 from dionyziz/basic_express

Add basic express app structure

.gitignore

@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 # dependencies
 node_modules
 
+# dependencies
+node_modules/
+
+# testing
+coverage/
+
 # production
 build/
 
 # misc
 *.log*
 .DS_Store
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*

README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-# Blockchain course
+# Introduction to Blockchains
 
- An interactive course on blockchain science and engineering
+This repository contains the material for our [Introduction to
+Blockchains](https://blockchain-course.org) course.
+
+You can take the course online at
+[blockchain-course.org](https://blockchain-course.org/).

api/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+require('dotenv').config()
+
+const LISTEN_PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000
+const winston = require('winston')
+const express = require('express')
+const bodyParser = require('body-parser')
+const routes = require('./routes/routes.js')
+const app = express()
+
+app.use(bodyParser.json())
+app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded())
+app.use('/', routes)
+
+const server = app.listen(LISTEN_PORT, () => {
+  winston.info('Blockchain Course API server running on port ' + LISTEN_PORT)
+})