server.js

'use strict';

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

// Database
    mongo = require('mongoskin'),
    db = mongo.db("mongodb://localhost:27017/housing", {native_parser:true});
    //db = mongo.db("mongodb://heroku_app34396831:74lfpralgg9octbue7gh3bg65v@ds049641.mongolab.com:49641/heroku_app34396831", {native_parser:true});

/**
 * Main application entry file.
 * Please note that the order of loading is important.
 */

// Initializing system variables
var config = require('./config/config');
// var db     = mongoose.connect(config.db);

//Bootstrap models
// removed /app/models folder until actually needed... (using mongoskin)
// var models_path = __dirname + '/app/models';
// var walk = function(path) {
//     fs.readdirSync(path).forEach(function(file) {
//         var newPath = path + '/' + file;
//         var stat = fs.statSync(newPath);
//         if (stat.isFile()) {
//             if (/(.*)\.(js|coffee)/.test(file)) {
//                 require(newPath);
//             }
//         } else if (stat.isDirectory()) {
//             walk(newPath);
//         }
//     });
// };
// walk(models_path);

var app = express();

// Make our db accessible to our router
app.use(function(req,res,next){
   //console.log('Time:', Date.now());   
    req.db = db;
    next();
});

//express settings
require('./config/express')(app, db);

//Bootstrap routes
require('./config/routes')(app);

//Start the app by listening on <port>
var port = config.port;
app.listen(port);
console.log('Express app started on port ' + port);

//expose app
exports = module.exports = app;