app.js

/**
 * Module dependencies.
 */

var express = require('express')
  , routes = require('./routes')
  , http = require('http')
  , path = require('path')
  , members = require('./members')
  , utils = require('./utils')
  , counter = '125'; // default counter value

var app = express();

app.configure(function(){
  app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000);
  app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
  app.set('view engine', 'jade');
  app.use(express.favicon());
  app.use(express.logger('dev'));
  app.use(express.bodyParser());
  app.use(express.methodOverride());
  app.use(express.cookieParser('your secret here'));
  app.use(express.session());
  app.use(function(req, res, next) {
    res.locals.members = utils.shuffle(members);
    res.locals.counter = counter; // default counter
    next();
  })
  app.use(app.router);
  app.use(require('stylus').middleware(__dirname + '/public'));
  app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
});

app.configure('development', function(){
  app.use(express.errorHandler());
});

app.get('/', routes.index);
app.get('/video/:vid', routes.video);

http.createServer(app).listen(app.get('port'), function(){
  console.log("Express server listening on port " + app.get('port'));
});

setInterval(function() {
  utils.members(function(updatedMembers) {
    members = updatedMembers;

    console.log('members updated!')
  });
}, 1000 * 60 * 30); // 1hr update timeout