send files with requests instead of serving the whole repertory in static

src/app.js

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ var io = require('socket.io')(http);
 const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
 app.use(cookieParser());
 
+// bootstrap
 app.use('/css', express.static(__dirname + '/node_modules/bootstrap/dist/css'));
-app.use(express.static('public'));
+// app.use(express.static('public'));
 
 const routes = require(__dirname + '/routes');
 app.use("/", routes);

src/controllers/main.js

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+const path = require('path');
 
 const mainController = {
   root: (req, res) => {
-    res.json({
-        message: "Hello, World!",
-    });
+    res.sendFile(path.resolve(__dirname + '/../public/index.html'));
+  },
+  style: (req, res) => {
+    res.sendFile(path.resolve(__dirname + '/../public/style.css'));
+  },
+  script: (req, res) => {
+    res.sendFile(path.resolve(__dirname + '/../public/script.js'));
   }
 };
 

src/public/index.html

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css">
     <script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js" defer></script>
     <script src="script.js" defer></script>
     <!--load bootstrap-->

src/routes/root.js

@@ -6,4 +6,12 @@ router
   .route("/")
   .get(mainController.root);
 
+router
+  .route("/style.css")
+  .get(mainController.style);
+
+router
+  .route("/script.js")
+  .get(mainController.script);
+
 module.exports = router;