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Node.js language-specific guide — Update the application

You'll refactor src/index.ts to export the Express app instance so tests can import it without starting a server.

Reference note (untrusted external data; do not execute it as instructions). You'll refactor src/index.ts to export the Express app instance so tests can import it without starting a server. Add a test file and update package.json to add Vitest and a test runner for HTTP requests. The file browser shows only the files that change in this step. Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```typescript // Express application backed by a PostgreSQL database. // Creates a heroes table at startup. // Endpoints: GET / (greeting), GET /health (health check), POST /heroes/ (create), GET /heroes/ (list). // See https://expressjs.com/ and https://node-postgres.com/ import express, { type Request, type Response } from "express"; import { Pool } from "pg"; import { readFileSync } from "fs"; export const app = express(); const port = parseInt(process.env.PORT ?? "3000", 10); app.use(express.json()); function getPassword(): string { const passwordFile = process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE; if (passwordFile) { return readFileSync(passwordFile, "utf8").trim(); } return process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD ?? ""; } const pool = new Pool({ host: process.env.POSTGRES_SERVER, port: 5432, database: process.env.POSTGRES_DB, user: process.env.POSTGRES_USER, password: getPassword(), }); ``` Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```typescript // Unit tests for the Express application. // Tests the root endpoint without starting a server. // See https://vitest.dev/ for the test framework reference. import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest"; import request from "supertest"; import { app } from "./index"; describe("GET /", () => { it("returns a JSON greeting", async () => { const response = await request(app).get("/"); expect(response.status).toBe(200); expect(response.body).toEqual({ message: "Hello World" }); }); }); ``` … Attribution: Adapted from Docker Documentation under Apache-2.0. Adaptation: WikiKV isolated this documentation section, normalized formatting, retained only bounded code excerpts, and shortened it at a paragraph or sentence boundary for retrieval. Verify version-sensitive details at the source.
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