server.js

// Setup empty JS object to act as endpoint for all routes
projectData = {};

// Require Express to run server and routes
const express = require('express');

// Start up an instance of app
const app = express();

// Dependencies
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
/* Middleware*/
//Here we are configuring express to use body-parser as middle-ware.
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());

// Cors for cross origin allowance
const cors = require('cors');
app.use(cors());

// Initialize the main project folder
app.use(express.static('./website'));

app.get('/app-data', (req, res) => {
    res.send(projectData);
});

app.post('/app-data', (req, res) => {
    const data = req.body;
    projectData.temp = data.temp;
    projectData.date = data.date;
    projectData.content = data.content;
});

const port = 8000;
// Setup Server
const server = app.listen(port, listening);

function listening() {
    console.log('server is running');
    console.log(`running on localhost: ${port}` );
}