server.js

// Setup empty JS object to act as endpoint for all routes
projectData = {};

// Require Express to run server and routes
const express = require('express');

// Start up an instance of app
const app = express();

/* Middleware*/
const bodyParser = require('body-parser')

//Here we are configuring express to use body-parser as middle-ware.
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());

// Cors for cross origin allowance
const cors = require('cors');
app.use(cors());
// Initialize the main project folder
app.use(express.static('website'));


// Setup Server
const port = 3000;
const server = app.listen(port, listening);
 function listening(){
    console.log(`running on localhost: ${port}`);
  };

// Get request to send the stored data
app.get('/data',getData);
function getData(req,res){
    res.send(projectData);
}

//post request to store the sent data in projectData
app.post('/', addData);
function addData (req,res){
  projectData=req.body;
  console.log(projectData);
};