bootstrap.js

// -- Module dependencies
var express = require('express');

// -- Global paths
var views = __dirname + '/app/views',
    static_root = __dirname + '/public';

/**
 * Express base configuration
 * Bootstrap
 */
module.exports.boot = function(app) {

  /**
   * Global configuration
   */
  app.configure(function() {

     // -- Define view engine with its options
     app.set('views', views);
     app.set('view engine', 'jade');

     // -- Set uncompressed html output and disable layout templating
     app.locals({
       pretty : true,
       layout: false
     });

     // -- Parses x-www-form-urlencoded request bodies (and json)
     app.use(express.bodyParser());
     app.use(express.methodOverride());

     // -- Express routing
     app.use(app.router);

     // -- Static ressources
     app.use(express.favicon());
     app.use(express.static(static_root));

     // -- 500 status
     app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
       res.render('500', {
          status: err.status || 500,
          error: err
       });
     });

     // -- 404 status
     app.use(function(req, res, next) {
       res.render('404', {
          status: 404,
          url: req.url
       });
     });

  });
}