Addendum for Lab-7: Madlib Assignment

Issues Encountered

During the setup, we encountered several warnings when using pm2 and forever to manage the server. These included:

• padLevels Circular Dependency Warning: This warning is related to compatibility issues in certain versions of the packages used, such as morgan and forever. It can typically be ignored as it doesn’t impact the server’s functionality.
• --minUptime and --spinSleepTime Warnings: These are displayed because default values are used by forever when these options are not set. This doesn’t affect local development but can be configured as needed for production.

Server Setup Explained

The server.js file sets up an Express.js server with a few routes:

• /do_a_random: Generates and returns a random number.
• /ITC505/lab-7: Serves the main Mad Lib form from index.html.
• /ITC505/lab-7 [POST]: Processes form submissions, returning a personalized Mad Lib story based on user input.

To handle form data, express.urlencoded middleware is used, and static files are served from the public directory.

Troubleshooting Tips

• To run the server in local development mode, use node server.js local.
• For production, consider using pm2 or forever to keep the server running:
• With pm2: pm2 start server.js
• With forever: forever start server.js
• If warnings persist with pm2, use the pm2 logs command to diagnose issues. This helps identify and resolve server-related errors.