server.js

// server.js
// where your node app starts

// init project
var express = require('express');
var app = express();

// enable CORS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-origin_resource_sharing)
// so that your API is remotely testable by FCC 
var cors = require('cors');
app.use(cors({optionSuccessStatus: 200}));  // some legacy browsers choke on 204

// http://expressjs.com/en/starter/static-files.html
app.use(express.static('public'));

// http://expressjs.com/en/starter/basic-routing.html
app.get("/", function (req, res) {
  res.sendFile(__dirname + '/views/index.html');
});


// your first API endpoint... 
app.get("/api/hello", function (req, res) {
  res.json({greeting: 'hello API'});
});

// my timestamp API
app.get('/api/timestamp/:date_string?', function (req, res) {
  var date;
  var date_string = req.params.date_string;
  if (!date_string) date = new Date();
  else if (/^\d+$/.test(date_string)) {
    date = new Date(Number(date_string));
  } else date = new Date(date_string);
  console.log(date);
  if (date.toString() !== 'Invalid Date') {
    res.json({unix: date.getTime(), utc: date.toUTCString()});
  } else {
    console.log('error');
    res.json({error: 'Invalid Date'});
  }
});

// listen for requests :)
var listener = app.listen(process.env.PORT, function () {
  console.log('Your app is listening on port ' + listener.address().port);
});