/* Express.js GET/POST example Shows how handle GET, POST, PUT, DELETE in Express.js 4.0 created 14 Feb 2016 by Tom Igoe */ var express = require('express'); // include express.js var app = express(); // a local instance of it var bodyParser = require('body-parser'); // include body-parser var WebSocketServer = require('ws').Server // include Web Socket server // you need a body parser: app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: false})); // for application/x-www-form-urlencoded // this runs after the server successfully starts: function serverStart() { var port = server.address().port; console.log('Server listening on port '+ port); } // this is the POST handler: app.all('/*', function (request, response) { console.log('Got a ' + request.method + ' request'); // the parameters of a GET request are passed in // request.body. Pass that to formatResponse() // for formatting: console.log(request.headers); if (request.method == 'GET') { console.log(request.query); } else { console.log(request.body); } // send the response: response.send('OK'); response.end(); }); // start the server: var server = app.listen(8080, serverStart); // create a WebSocket server and attach it to the server var wss = new WebSocketServer({server: server}); wss.on('connection', function connection(ws) { // new connection, add message listener ws.on('message', function incoming(message) { // received a message console.log('received: %s', message); // echo it back ws.send(message); }); });