'init'

server.js

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+const express = require('express');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const app = express();
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+
+// Serve static files from the 'public' directory
+app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
+
+// Custom middleware to handle URLs without .html for specific routes
+app.use((req, res, next) => {
+  // Extract the path without any query parameters
+  const urlPath = req.path.split('?')[0];
+
+  // Define routes that should render HTML files without .html extension
+  const htmlRoutes = ['/about', '/list', '/gallery'];
+
+  // Check if the requested path is in the htmlRoutes array
+  if (htmlRoutes.includes(urlPath)) {
+    // Append .html to the path and continue
+    req.url += '.html';
+  }
+
+  // Continue to the next middleware
+  next();
+});
+
+// Route to serve the index.html file
+app.get('/', (req, res) => {
+  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'public', 'index.html'));
+});
+
+// Routes to serve the HTML files without .html extension
+app.get('/about.html', (req, res) => {
+  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'public', 'about.html'));
+});
+
+app.get('/list.html', (req, res) => {
+  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'public', 'list.html'));
+});
+
+app.get('/gallery.html', (req, res) => {
+  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'public', 'gallery.html'));
+});
+
+// Serve articles without .html extension
+app.get('/articles/:articleName', (req, res) => {
+  const articleName = req.params.articleName;
+  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'public/articles', `${articleName}.html`));
+});
+
+// Error handling
+app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  res.status(500).send('Something broke!');
+});
+
+// Start the server
+app.listen(PORT, (err) => {
+  if (err) {
+    console.error('Error starting the server:', err);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  console.log(`Server is running on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+});