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Code School | Building Blocks of Express | 5.2 Route Instance

Let's rewrite our cities routes using a Route Instance.

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var parseUrlencoded = bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false });
// In memory store for the cities in our application
var cities = {};
app.route('/cities')
.get(function (request, response) {
if(request.query.search) {
response.json(citySearch(request.query.search));
} else {
response.json(cities);
}
})
.post(parseUrlencoded, function (request, response) {
if(request.body.description.length > 4) {
var city = createCity(request.body.name, request.body.description);
response.status(201).json(city);
} else {
response.status(400).json('Invalid City');
}
});
app.route('/cities/:name')
.get(function (request, response) {
var cityInfo = cities[request.cityName];
if(cityInfo) {
response.json(cityInfo);
} else {
response.status(404).json('City not found');
}
})
.delete(function (request, response) {
if(cities[request.cityName]) {
delete cities[request.cityName];
response.sendStatus(200);
} else {
response.sendStatus(404);
}
});
// Searches for keyword in description and returns the city
function citySearch(keyword) {
var result = null;
var search = RegExp(keyword, 'i');
for(var city in cities) {
if(search.test(cities[city])) {
return city;
}
}
}
// Adds a new city to the in memory store
function createCity(name, description) {
cities[name] = description;
return name;
}
app.listen(3000);
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