feat: add a live service check to the anon message board (#512)

Author: a2937

apps/anonymous-message-board/server.js

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 require('dotenv').config();
-const express     = require('express');
-const bodyParser  = require('body-parser');
-const cors        = require('cors');
-const helmet      = require('helmet');
+const express = require('express');
+const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+const cors = require('cors');
+const helmet = require('helmet');
 
-const apiRoutes         = require('./routes/api.js');
-const fccTestingRoutes  = require('./routes/fcctesting.js');
-const runner            = require('./test-runner');
+const apiRoutes = require('./routes/api.js');
+const fccTestingRoutes = require('./routes/fcctesting.js');
+const runner = require('./test-runner');
 
 const app = express();
 
 app.use('/public', express.static(process.cwd() + '/public'));
 
-app.use(cors({origin: '*'})); //For FCC testing purposes only
+app.use(cors({ origin: '*' })); //For FCC testing purposes only
 
 app.use(bodyParser.json());
 app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
@@ -22,49 +22,48 @@ app.use(helmet.dnsPrefetchControl());
 app.use(helmet.referrerPolicy({ policy: 'same-origin' }));
 
 // Sample front-end
-app.route('/b/:board/')
-  .get(function (req, res) {
-    res.sendFile(process.cwd() + '/views/board.html');
-  });
+app.route('/b/:board/').get(function (req, res) {
+  res.sendFile(process.cwd() + '/views/board.html');
+});
 
-app.route('/b/:board/:threadid')
-  .get(function (req, res) {
-    res.sendFile(process.cwd() + '/views/thread.html');
-  });
+app.route('/b/:board/:threadid').get(function (req, res) {
+  res.sendFile(process.cwd() + '/views/thread.html');
+});
 
 // Index page (static HTML)
-app.route('/')
-  .get(function (req, res) {
-    res.sendFile(process.cwd() + '/views/index.html');
-  });
+app.route('/').get(function (req, res) {
+  res.sendFile(process.cwd() + '/views/index.html');
+});
+
+app.get('/status/ping', (req, res) => {
+  res.send({ msg: 'pong' }).status(200);
+});
 
 // For FCC testing purposes
 fccTestingRoutes(app);
 
-// Routing for API 
+// Routing for API
 apiRoutes(app);
-    
+
 // 404 Not Found middleware
-app.use(function(req, res) {
-  res.status(404)
-    .type('text')
-    .send('Not Found');
+app.use(function (req, res) {
+  res.status(404).type('text').send('Not Found');
 });
 
 const portNum = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 
 // Start our server and tests
 app.listen(portNum, function () {
-  console.log("Listening on port " + portNum);
-  if(process.env.NODE_ENV==='test') {
+  console.log('Listening on port ' + portNum);
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
     console.log('Running Tests...');
     setTimeout(function () {
       try {
         runner.run();
-      } catch(e) {
+      } catch (e) {
         const error = e;
-          console.log('Tests are not valid:');
-          console.log(error);
+        console.log('Tests are not valid:');
+        console.log(error);
       }
     }, 1500);
   }