var express = require('express'), app = express(), port = process.env.PORT || 3000, mongoose = require('mongoose'), Group = require('./api/models/groupModel'), Permission = require('./api/models/permissionModel'), User = require('./api/models/userModel'), //created model loading here bodyParser = require('body-parser'); // mongoose instance connection url connection mongoose.Promise = global.Promise; mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/Userdb'); app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true })); app.use(bodyParser.json()); var routes = require('./api/routes/userRoutes'); //importing route routes(app); //register the route app.listen(port); console.log('API server started on: ' + port);