Sample setup of FE proxy calls to BE

client/package.json

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "react": "^16.8.6",
     "react-dom": "^16.8.6",
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.0.1",
     "react-scripts": "3.0.1"
   },
   "scripts": {

client/src/components/App.js

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import React, { Component }  from 'react';
+import { Switch, Route } from 'react-router-dom';
+import Example from './Example';
+import '../css/App.css';
+
+class App extends Component {
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <div className="App">
+        <Switch>
+          <Route exact path='/' component={Example}/>
+        </Switch>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default App;

client/src/components/Example.js

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import '../css/Example.css';
+
+class Example extends Component {
+
+    constructor(props) {
+        super(props);
+        this.state = {
+            data: "api call not done"
+        };
+    }
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+        this.getData();
+    }
+
+    async getData() {
+        fetch('/api/get-data')
+            .then(res => res.json())
+            .then(json => {
+                this.setState({
+                    data: json.data
+                });
+            })
+            .catch((error) => {
+                console.log(error.message)
+            });
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        return (
+            <div>
+              {this.state.data}
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+export default Example;

client/src/index.js

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+import { BrowserRouter as Router } from 'react-router-dom';
 import './index.css';
-import App from './App';
+import App from './components/App';
 import * as serviceWorker from './serviceWorker';
 
-ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('root'));
+ReactDOM.render((
+    <Router>
+      <App />
+    </Router>
+), document.getElementById('root'));
 
-// If you want your app to work offline and load faster, you can change
-// unregister() to register() below. Note this comes with some pitfalls.
-// Learn more about service workers: https://bit.ly/CRA-PWA
-serviceWorker.unregister();
+serviceWorker.register();

client/yarn.lock

@@ -859,6 +859,13 @@
   dependencies:
     regenerator-runtime "^0.13.2"
 
+"@babel/runtime@^7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.0":
+  version "7.4.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.4.5.tgz#582bb531f5f9dc67d2fcb682979894f75e253f12"
+  integrity sha512-TuI4qpWZP6lGOGIuGWtp9sPluqYICmbk8T/1vpSysqJxRPkudh/ofFWyqdcMsDf2s7KvDL4/YHgKyvcS3g9CJQ==
+  dependencies:
+    regenerator-runtime "^0.13.2"
+
 "@babel/template@^7.1.0", "@babel/template@^7.4.0", "@babel/template@^7.4.4":
   version "7.4.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/template/-/template-7.4.4.tgz#f4b88d1225689a08f5bc3a17483545be9e4ed237"
@@ -4268,6 +4275,11 @@ growly@^1.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/growly/-/growly-1.3.0.tgz#f10748cbe76af964b7c96c93c6bcc28af120c081"
   integrity sha1-8QdIy+dq+WS3yWyTxrzCivEgwIE=
 
+gud@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/gud/-/gud-1.0.0.tgz#a489581b17e6a70beca9abe3ae57de7a499852c0"
+  integrity sha512-zGEOVKFM5sVPPrYs7J5/hYEw2Pof8KCyOwyhG8sAF26mCAeUFAcYPu1mwB7hhpIP29zOIBaDqwuHdLp0jvZXjw==
+
 gzip-size@5.0.0:
   version "5.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/gzip-size/-/gzip-size-5.0.0.tgz#a55ecd99222f4c48fd8c01c625ce3b349d0a0e80"
@@ -4422,6 +4434,18 @@ hex-color-regex@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hex-color-regex/-/hex-color-regex-1.1.0.tgz#4c06fccb4602fe2602b3c93df82d7e7dbf1a8a8e"
   integrity sha512-l9sfDFsuqtOqKDsQdqrMRk0U85RZc0RtOR9yPI7mRVOa4FsR/BVnZ0shmQRM96Ji99kYZP/7hn1cedc1+ApsTQ==
 
+history@^4.9.0:
+  version "4.9.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/history/-/history-4.9.0.tgz#84587c2068039ead8af769e9d6a6860a14fa1bca"
+  integrity sha512-H2DkjCjXf0Op9OAr6nJ56fcRkTSNrUiv41vNJ6IswJjif6wlpZK0BTfFbi7qK9dXLSYZxkq5lBsj3vUjlYBYZA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.1.2"
+    loose-envify "^1.2.0"
+    resolve-pathname "^2.2.0"
+    tiny-invariant "^1.0.2"
+    tiny-warning "^1.0.0"
+    value-equal "^0.4.0"
+
 hmac-drbg@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hmac-drbg/-/hmac-drbg-1.0.1.tgz#d2745701025a6c775a6c545793ed502fc0c649a1"
@@ -4431,6 +4455,13 @@ hmac-drbg@^1.0.0:
     minimalistic-assert "^1.0.0"
     minimalistic-crypto-utils "^1.0.1"
 
+hoist-non-react-statics@^3.1.0:
+  version "3.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hoist-non-react-statics/-/hoist-non-react-statics-3.3.0.tgz#b09178f0122184fb95acf525daaecb4d8f45958b"
+  integrity sha512-0XsbTXxgiaCDYDIWFcwkmerZPSwywfUqYmwT4jzewKTQSWoE6FCMoUVOeBJWK3E/CrWbxRG3m5GzY4lnIwGRBA==
+  dependencies:
+    react-is "^16.7.0"
+
 hosted-git-info@^2.1.4:
   version "2.7.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.7.1.tgz#97f236977bd6e125408930ff6de3eec6281ec047"
@@ -5041,6 +5072,11 @@ is-wsl@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-wsl/-/is-wsl-1.1.0.tgz#1f16e4aa22b04d1336b66188a66af3c600c3a66d"
   integrity sha1-HxbkqiKwTRM2tmGIpmrzxgDDpm0=
 
+isarray@0.0.1:
+  version "0.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isarray/-/isarray-0.0.1.tgz#8a18acfca9a8f4177e09abfc6038939b05d1eedf"
+  integrity sha1-ihis/Kmo9Bd+Cav8YDiTmwXR7t8=
+
 isarray@1.0.0, isarray@^1.0.0, isarray@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isarray/-/isarray-1.0.0.tgz#bb935d48582cba168c06834957a54a3e07124f11"
@@ -5876,7 +5912,7 @@ loglevel@^1.4.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loglevel/-/loglevel-1.6.1.tgz#e0fc95133b6ef276cdc8887cdaf24aa6f156f8fa"
   integrity sha1-4PyVEztu8nbNyIh82vJKpvFW+Po=
 
-loose-envify@^1.0.0, loose-envify@^1.1.0, loose-envify@^1.4.0:
+loose-envify@^1.0.0, loose-envify@^1.1.0, loose-envify@^1.2.0, loose-envify@^1.3.1, loose-envify@^1.4.0:
   version "1.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loose-envify/-/loose-envify-1.4.0.tgz#71ee51fa7be4caec1a63839f7e682d8132d30caf"
   integrity sha512-lyuxPGr/Wfhrlem2CL/UcnUc1zcqKAImBDzukY7Y5F/yQiNdko6+fRLevlw1HgMySw7f611UIY408EtxRSoK3Q==
@@ -6065,6 +6101,15 @@ mimic-fn@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mimic-fn/-/mimic-fn-2.1.0.tgz#7ed2c2ccccaf84d3ffcb7a69b57711fc2083401b"
   integrity sha512-OqbOk5oEQeAZ8WXWydlu9HJjz9WVdEIvamMCcXmuqUYjTknH/sqsWvhQ3vgwKFRR1HpjvNBKQ37nbJgYzGqGcg==
 
+mini-create-react-context@^0.3.0:
+  version "0.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mini-create-react-context/-/mini-create-react-context-0.3.2.tgz#79fc598f283dd623da8e088b05db8cddab250189"
+  integrity sha512-2v+OeetEyliMt5VHMXsBhABoJ0/M4RCe7fatd/fBy6SMiKazUSEt3gxxypfnk2SHMkdBYvorHRoQxuGoiwbzAw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.4.0"
+    gud "^1.0.0"
+    tiny-warning "^1.0.2"
+
 mini-css-extract-plugin@0.5.0:
   version "0.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mini-css-extract-plugin/-/mini-css-extract-plugin-0.5.0.tgz#ac0059b02b9692515a637115b0cc9fed3a35c7b0"
@@ -6813,6 +6858,13 @@ path-to-regexp@0.1.7:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-to-regexp/-/path-to-regexp-0.1.7.tgz#df604178005f522f15eb4490e7247a1bfaa67f8c"
   integrity sha1-32BBeABfUi8V60SQ5yR6G/qmf4w=
 
+path-to-regexp@^1.7.0:
+  version "1.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-to-regexp/-/path-to-regexp-1.7.0.tgz#59fde0f435badacba103a84e9d3bc64e96b9937d"
+  integrity sha1-Wf3g9DW62suhA6hOnTvGTpa5k30=
+  dependencies:
+    isarray "0.0.1"
+
 path-type@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-type/-/path-type-2.0.0.tgz#f012ccb8415b7096fc2daa1054c3d72389594c73"
@@ -7861,11 +7913,40 @@ react-error-overlay@^5.1.6:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-error-overlay/-/react-error-overlay-5.1.6.tgz#0cd73407c5d141f9638ae1e0c63e7b2bf7e9929d"
   integrity sha512-X1Y+0jR47ImDVr54Ab6V9eGk0Hnu7fVWGeHQSOXHf/C2pF9c6uy3gef8QUeuUiWlNb0i08InPSE5a/KJzNzw1Q==
 
-react-is@^16.8.1, react-is@^16.8.4:
+react-is@^16.6.0, react-is@^16.7.0, react-is@^16.8.1, react-is@^16.8.4:
   version "16.8.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-is/-/react-is-16.8.6.tgz#5bbc1e2d29141c9fbdfed456343fe2bc430a6a16"
   integrity sha512-aUk3bHfZ2bRSVFFbbeVS4i+lNPZr3/WM5jT2J5omUVV1zzcs1nAaf3l51ctA5FFvCRbhrH0bdAsRRQddFJZPtA==
 
+react-router-dom@^5.0.1:
+  version "5.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-router-dom/-/react-router-dom-5.0.1.tgz#ee66f4a5d18b6089c361958e443489d6bab714be"
+  integrity sha512-zaVHSy7NN0G91/Bz9GD4owex5+eop+KvgbxXsP/O+iW1/Ln+BrJ8QiIR5a6xNPtrdTvLkxqlDClx13QO1uB8CA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.1.2"
+    history "^4.9.0"
+    loose-envify "^1.3.1"
+    prop-types "^15.6.2"
+    react-router "5.0.1"
+    tiny-invariant "^1.0.2"
+    tiny-warning "^1.0.0"
+
+react-router@5.0.1:
+  version "5.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-router/-/react-router-5.0.1.tgz#04ee77df1d1ab6cb8939f9f01ad5702dbadb8b0f"
+  integrity sha512-EM7suCPNKb1NxcTZ2LEOWFtQBQRQXecLxVpdsP4DW4PbbqYWeRiLyV/Tt1SdCrvT2jcyXAXmVTmzvSzrPR63Bg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.1.2"
+    history "^4.9.0"
+    hoist-non-react-statics "^3.1.0"
+    loose-envify "^1.3.1"
+    mini-create-react-context "^0.3.0"
+    path-to-regexp "^1.7.0"
+    prop-types "^15.6.2"
+    react-is "^16.6.0"
+    tiny-invariant "^1.0.2"
+    tiny-warning "^1.0.0"
+
 react-scripts@3.0.1:
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-scripts/-/react-scripts-3.0.1.tgz#e5565350d8069cc9966b5998d3fe3befe3d243ac"
@@ -8220,6 +8301,11 @@ resolve-from@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-from/-/resolve-from-4.0.0.tgz#4abcd852ad32dd7baabfe9b40e00a36db5f392e6"
   integrity sha512-pb/MYmXstAkysRFx8piNI1tGFNQIFA3vkE3Gq4EuA1dF6gHp/+vgZqsCGJapvy8N3Q+4o7FwvquPJcnZ7RYy4g==
 
+resolve-pathname@^2.2.0:
+  version "2.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-pathname/-/resolve-pathname-2.2.0.tgz#7e9ae21ed815fd63ab189adeee64dc831eefa879"
+  integrity sha512-bAFz9ld18RzJfddgrO2e/0S2O81710++chRMUxHjXOYKF6jTAMrUNZrEZ1PvV0zlhfjidm08iRPdTLPno1FuRg==
+
 resolve-url@^0.2.1:
   version "0.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-url/-/resolve-url-0.2.1.tgz#2c637fe77c893afd2a663fe21aa9080068e2052a"
@@ -9085,6 +9171,16 @@ timsort@^0.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/timsort/-/timsort-0.3.0.tgz#405411a8e7e6339fe64db9a234de11dc31e02bd4"
   integrity sha1-QFQRqOfmM5/mTbmiNN4R3DHgK9Q=
 
+tiny-invariant@^1.0.2:
+  version "1.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tiny-invariant/-/tiny-invariant-1.0.4.tgz#346b5415fd93cb696b0c4e8a96697ff590f92463"
+  integrity sha512-lMhRd/djQJ3MoaHEBrw8e2/uM4rs9YMNk0iOr8rHQ0QdbM7D4l0gFl3szKdeixrlyfm9Zqi4dxHCM2qVG8ND5g==
+
+tiny-warning@^1.0.0, tiny-warning@^1.0.2:
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tiny-warning/-/tiny-warning-1.0.2.tgz#1dfae771ee1a04396bdfde27a3adcebc6b648b28"
+  integrity sha512-rru86D9CpQRLvsFG5XFdy0KdLAvjdQDyZCsRcuu60WtzFylDM3eAWSxEVz5kzL2Gp544XiUvPbVKtOA/txLi9Q==
+
 tmp@^0.0.33:
   version "0.0.33"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tmp/-/tmp-0.0.33.tgz#6d34335889768d21b2bcda0aa277ced3b1bfadf9"
@@ -9443,6 +9539,11 @@ validate-npm-package-license@^3.0.1:
     spdx-correct "^3.0.0"
     spdx-expression-parse "^3.0.0"
 
+value-equal@^0.4.0:
+  version "0.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/value-equal/-/value-equal-0.4.0.tgz#c5bdd2f54ee093c04839d71ce2e4758a6890abc7"
+  integrity sha512-x+cYdNnaA3CxvMaTX0INdTCN8m8aF2uY9BvEqmxuYp8bL09cs/kWVQPVGcA35fMktdOsP69IgU7wFj/61dJHEw==
+
 vary@~1.1.2:
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vary/-/vary-1.1.2.tgz#2299f02c6ded30d4a5961b0b9f74524a18f634fc"

server/bin/www

@@ -3,56 +3,42 @@
 /**
  * Module dependencies.
  */
-
-var app = require('../app');
+var app = require('../server');
 var debug = require('debug')('server:server');
 var http = require('http');
 
 /**
  * Get port from environment and store in Express.
  */
-
 var port = normalizePort(process.env.PORT || '3001');
 app.set('port', port);
 
 /**
  * Create HTTP server.
  */
-
 var server = http.createServer(app);
 
 /**
  * Listen on provided port, on all network interfaces.
  */
-
 server.listen(port);
 server.on('error', onError);
 server.on('listening', onListening);
 
-/**
- * Normalize a port into a number, string, or false.
- */
-
 function normalizePort(val) {
   var port = parseInt(val, 10);
 
   if (isNaN(port)) {
-    // named pipe
     return val;
   }
 
   if (port >= 0) {
-    // port number
     return port;
   }
 
   return false;
 }
 
-/**
- * Event listener for HTTP server "error" event.
- */
-
 function onError(error) {
   if (error.syscall !== 'listen') {
     throw error;
@@ -77,10 +63,6 @@ function onError(error) {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Event listener for HTTP server "listening" event.
- */
-
 function onListening() {
   var addr = server.address();
   var bind = typeof addr === 'string'