Function start

src/cli/run.js:101–151

(cb)

  console.log(chalk.cyan('  \\{^_^}/ hi!'))

  function start(cb) {
    console.log()

    console.log(chalk.gray('  Loading', source))

    server = undefined

    // create db and load object, JSON file, JS or HTTP database
    return load(source).then((db) => {
      // Load additional routes
      let routes
      if (argv.routes) {
        console.log(chalk.gray('  Loading', argv.routes))
        routes = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(argv.routes))
      }

      // Load middlewares
      let middlewares
      if (argv.middlewares) {
        middlewares = argv.middlewares.map(function (m) {
          console.log(chalk.gray('  Loading', m))
          return require(path.resolve(m))
        })
      }

      // Done
      console.log(chalk.gray('  Done'))

      // Create app and server
      app = createApp(db, routes, middlewares, argv)
      server = app.listen(argv.port, argv.host)

      // Enhance with a destroy function
      enableDestroy(server)

      // Display server informations
      prettyPrint(argv, db.getState(), routes)

      // Catch and handle any error occurring in the server process
      process.on('uncaughtException', (error) => {
        if (error.errno === 'EADDRINUSE')
          console.log(
            chalk.red(
              `Cannot bind to the port ${error.port}. Please specify another port number either through --port argument or through the json-server.json configuration file`,
            ),
          )
        else console.log('Some error occurred', error)
        process.exit(1)
      })
    })
  }

  // Start server
  start()