BETTER debugging and general Improvements

.gitignore

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .DS_Store
 
 # configuration files
-server/config/config.js
+config.js
 
 # node
 node_modules

server/config/express.js

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-var path = require('path'),  
-    express = require('express'), 
+var express = require('express'),
     mongoose = require('mongoose'),
     morgan = require('morgan'),
     bodyParser = require('body-parser'),
@@ -14,6 +13,9 @@ module.exports.init = function() {
   //initialize app
   var app = express();
 
+  // Readable JSON output
+  app.set('json spaces', 4);
+
   //enable request logging for development debugging
   app.use(morgan('dev'));
 

server/controllers/coordinates.server.controller.js

@@ -16,7 +16,20 @@ module.exports = function(req, res, next) {
         } 
 
         var data = JSON.parse(body);
-        req.results = data.results[0].geometry.location;
+        if (data.results.length > 0) {
+          var coordinates = data.results[0].geometry.location;
+          req.results = { latitude: coordinates.lat, longitude: coordinates.lng};
+        } else if (data.status == 'REQUEST_DENIED') {
+          var debug_message  = [
+            "You need a Google Geocoding API key for this Assignment",
+            "Get a key at: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/get-api-key",
+            "You'd also need a Google Cloud Platform project, with the 'Google Geocoding API' enabled"
+          ];
+          console.log(debug_message.join("\n"));
+        } else {
+          req.results = undefined
+          console.log(data);
+        }
         next();
     });
   } else {

server/controllers/listings.server.controller.js

@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ exports.create = function(req, res) {
   var listing = new Listing(req.body);
 
   /* save the coordinates (located in req.results if there is an address property) */
-  if(req.results) {
-    listing.coordinates = {
-      latitude: req.results.lat, 
-      longitude: req.results.lng
-    };
+  if (req.results) {
+    listing.coordinates = req.results;
   }
 
   /* Then save the listing */
@@ -47,16 +44,16 @@ exports.read = function(req, res) {
 exports.update = function(req, res) {
   var listing = req.listing;
 
-  /* Replace the article's properties with the new properties found in req.body */
+  /* Replace the listing's properties with the new properties found in req.body */
   /* save the coordinates (located in req.results if there is an address property) */
-  /* Save the article */
+  /* Save the listing */
 };
 
 /* Delete a listing */
 exports.delete = function(req, res) {
   var listing = req.listing;
 
-  /* Remove the article */
+  /* Remove the listing */
 };
 
 /* Retreive all the directory listings, sorted alphabetically by listing code */