This code sets up a development and production server for...

August 23, 2025 at 08:29 PM

// server/index.ts
import express2 from "express";

// server/routes.ts
import { createServer } from "http";
async function registerRoutes(app2) {
  const httpServer = createServer(app2);
  return httpServer;
}

// server/vite.ts
import express from "express";
import fs from "fs";
import path2 from "path";
import { createServer as createViteServer, createLogger } from "vite";

// vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from "vite";
import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
import path from "path";
import runtimeErrorOverlay from "@replit/vite-plugin-runtime-error-modal";
var vite_config_default = defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    react(),
    runtimeErrorOverlay(),
    ...process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" && process.env.REPL_ID !== void 0 ? [
      await import("@replit/vite-plugin-cartographer").then(
        (m) => m.cartographer()
      )
    ] : []
  ],
  resolve: {
    alias: {
      "@": path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "client", "src"),
      "@shared": path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "shared"),
      "@assets": path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "attached_assets")
    }
  },
  root: path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "client"),
  build: {
    outDir: path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "dist/public"),
    emptyOutDir: true
  },
  server: {
    fs: {
      strict: true,
      deny: ["**/.*"]
    }
  }
});

// server/vite.ts
import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
var viteLogger = createLogger();
function log(message, source = "express") {
  const formattedTime = (/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toLocaleTimeString("en-US", {
    hour: "numeric",
    minute: "2-digit",
    second: "2-digit",
    hour12: true
  });
  console.log(`${formattedTime} [${source}] ${message}`);
}
async function setupVite(app2, server) {
  const serverOptions = {
    middlewareMode: true,
    hmr: { server },
    allowedHosts: true
  };
  const vite = await createViteServer({
    ...vite_config_default,
    configFile: false,
    customLogger: {
      ...viteLogger,
      error: (msg, options) => {
        viteLogger.error(msg, options);
        process.exit(1);
      }
    },
    server: serverOptions,
    appType: "custom"
  });
  app2.use(vite.middlewares);
  app2.use("*", async (req, res, next) => {
    const url = req.originalUrl;
    try {
      const clientTemplate = path2.resolve(
        import.meta.dirname,
        "..",
        "client",
        "index.html"
      );
      let template = await fs.promises.readFile(clientTemplate, "utf-8");
      template = template.replace(
        `src="/src/main.tsx"`,
        `src="/src/main.tsx?v=${nanoid()}"`
      );
      const page = await vite.transformIndexHtml(url, template);
      res.status(200).set({ "Content-Type": "text/html" }).end(page);
    } catch (e) {
      vite.ssrFixStacktrace(e);
      next(e);
    }
  });
}
function serveStatic(app2) {
  const distPath = path2.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "public");
  if (!fs.existsSync(distPath)) {
    throw new Error(
      `Could not find the build directory: ${distPath}, make sure to build the client first`
    );
  }
  app2.use(express.static(distPath));
  app2.use("*", (_req, res) => {
    res.sendFile(path2.resolve(distPath, "index.html"));
  });
}

// server/index.ts
var app = express2();
app.use(express2.json());
app.use(express2.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use((req, res, next) => {
  const start = Date.now();
  const path3 = req.path;
  let capturedJsonResponse = void 0;
  const originalResJson = res.json;
  res.json = function(bodyJson, ...args) {
    capturedJsonResponse = bodyJson;
    return originalResJson.apply(res, [bodyJson, ...args]);
  };
  res.on("finish", () => {
    const duration = Date.now() - start;
    if (path3.startsWith("/api")) {
      let logLine = `${req.method} ${path3} ${res.statusCode} in ${duration}ms`;
      if (capturedJsonResponse) {
        logLine += ` :: ${JSON.stringify(capturedJsonResponse)}`;
      }
      if (logLine.length > 80) {
        logLine = logLine.slice(0, 79) + "\u2026";
      }
      log(logLine);
    }
  });
  next();
});
(async () => {
  const server = await registerRoutes(app);
  app.use((err, _req, res, _next) => {
    const status = err.status || err.statusCode || 500;
    const message = err.message || "Internal Server Error";
    res.status(status).json({ message });
    throw err;
  });
  if (app.get("env") === "development") {
    await setupVite(app, server);
  } else {
    serveStatic(app);
  }
  const port = 5e3;
  server.listen({
    port,
    host: "0.0.0.0",
    reusePort: true
  }, () => {
    log(`serving on port ${port}`);
  });
})();

This code sets up a development and production server for a web application utilizing the Express framework, Vite (a frontend build tool), and additional configurations. Here’s a breakdown of what it does:

Main Functionality

Express Application Setup:
- Initializes an Express application (app) and configures it to handle JSON and URL-encoded payloads.
- Logs incoming API requests, along with response status, duration, and optional JSON response data for routes under /api.
Development Environment (when NODE_ENV is development):
- Uses Vite in middleware mode to handle development features like hot module replacement (HMR) and serving the application dynamically.
- Adds middleware handling for serving the application and injecting a dynamic version query string (?v=<unique-id>) into the index.html for cache-busting in development.
Production Environment (non-development case):
- Builds the frontend using Vite, assuming the static files exist in the dist/public directory.
- Serves the built static files (HTML, CSS, JS, etc.) using Express's static middleware.
- Handles all incoming requests with a fallback to serve the index.html file for single-page application (SPA) purposes.
Custom Logger:
- Logs activity from different sources (e.g., Express or Vite) with timestamps in the format of [time] [source].
HTTP Server:
- Creates an HTTP server using Node.js’ http module.
- Runs on port 5000 and makes the server accessible to all network interfaces (0.0.0.0).
Error Handling:
- Provides a middleware to catch errors and send proper HTTP responses with a status code and a JSON error message. Throws errors for development visibility.

Key Features

Vite Custom Configuration (vite.config.ts):
- Sets up plugins, including React, a runtime error overlay for debugging, and optionally, Replit-specific plugins (used in Replit environments).
- Configures folder aliases (@, @shared, @assets) to simplify imports in the project.
- Defines client as the root directory for Vite to find the entry point (main.tsx) and specifies dist/public as the output folder for production builds.
Dynamic HTML Injection:
- Replaces the reference to main.tsx in index.html with a versioned query string (?v=<unique-id>) to enforce cache invalidation during development.
Hot Module Replacement:
- Enabled in development for faster feedback loops, allowing developers to see changes without restarting the server.
- Configured through Vite's middleware mode and the HMR options.
Static File Serving:
- Serves files like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS from the dist/public directory in production.

Execution Flow

The script initializes the Express app.
Depending on the environment:
- Development: Sets up Vite in middleware mode to dynamically serve the app.
- Production: Ensures the dist/public directory exists and serves built static assets.
Registers routes, error handling, and logging.
Starts the server on port 5000 and listens for incoming requests.

Purpose

This code is designed for a full-stack web application, where:

The frontend is developed using Vite with React and is built into static files for production.
The backend/server is built using Express to serve both API and frontend requests in production, while dynamically handling requests alongside Vite in development.

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