Application.js

//generic Application object
//------------------------------------------------------------

function Application(appName, appPort)
{	
	this.name = appName; 

	//server setup
	this.port = appPort;
	this.express = require('express');
	this.http = require('http');
	this.path = require('path');
	this.app = this.express();
	this.io = {};
	this.staticDirPath = '/static';

	//system processes actions
	this.sys = require('sys');
	this.exec = require('child_process').exec;

	//file 
	this.fs = require('fs');
	this.ini = require('ini');
	
	//config ini file operations
	this.Config = {
		parent: {},
		FilePath : './config.ini',
		Settings : {},
		UpdateClientsSettings : function(){			
			//keep config in sync accross all connected clients	
			if(this.parent.appClients.length > 0) {
				this.parent.io.sockets.emit('update config', this.Settings);
				console.log(this.parent.DateTimeNow() + "Configuration updated settings sent to all clients..");
			}
		},
		Write : function() {
			this.parent.fs.writeFileSync(this.FilePath, this.parent.ini.stringify(this.Settings));
			console.log(this.parent.DateTimeNow() + 'Configuration changes written to file..');
			this.UpdateClientsSettings();
		},
		Load : function() {
			this.Settings = this.parent.ini.parse(this.parent.fs.readFileSync(this.FilePath,'utf-8'));
			console.log(this.parent.DateTimeNow() + 'Configuration file settings imported..');
		}
	}	
}


//initialize application
Application.prototype.Init = function() {
	// get app settings from local config file
	this.Config.parent = this;
	this.Config.Load();

	// init express app	
	this.digest = this.auth.digest({ realm: "Private", file: __dirname + "/htdigest" });	
	this.app.use(this.auth.connect(this.digest));
	this.app.use(this.express.static(__dirname + this.staticDirPath));
	this.app.set('port', this.port);

	//init server
	this.http = this.http.createServer(this.app).listen(this.app.get('port'));
	this.io = require('socket.io')(this.http);
	console.log(this.DateTimeNow() + this.name + " server started on port " + this.app.get('port'));

	// capture exit events for cleanup
	process.on('exit', this.Exit.bind("exit", this));
	process.on('SIGINT', this.Exit.bind("SIGINT", this));	 
	process.on('TERM', this.Exit.bind("TERM", this));	 
	process.on('uncaughtException', this.Exit.bind("error", this));
};


//captured exit event
Application.prototype.Exit = function(data) {	
	console.log(this.DateTimeNow() + "Closing application < " + data + " >");
	process.exit(data);
};


// get current DateTime as formatted string
Application.prototype.DateTimeNow = function() {
	return (new Date()).toISOString().replace(/-/g,'_').replace(/:/g,'-') + " ";
};


//execution
Application.prototype.Execute = function() {	
	this.Init();	
};


module.exports = Application;