app.js

var express = require('express');
var fs = require('fs');
var path = require('path');

var port = 3005;
var staticDir = "staticFiles"
var app = express();

app.use(function (req, res, next) {
  //NOTE (JNHager): NEVER DO THIS IN A PRODUCTION SYSTEM. STRICTLY FOR TESTING LOCALLY!!!! 
  //NOTE (JNHager): SERIOUSLY DON'T, GOD WILL KILL KITTENS IF YOU DO THIS IN A PRODUCTION SYSTEM
  res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', req.headers.origin);
  res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'GET, POST, OPTIONS, PUT, PATCH, DELETE');
  res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', 'X-Requested-With,content-type');
  next();
});


app.get("/", function(req, res) {
  res.status(200)
    .send({message: "Dude, this is a server"});
});

app.post("/", function(req, res) {
  res.status(200)
    .send({message: "Dude, this is a server"});
});

/* Servers static files 
=============================================================================*/
app.use('/staticfile', express.static(staticDir));

/* Starting the Server
=============================================================================*/
app.listen(port, function() {
  console.log("Simple Server Listening on " + port);
});

package.json

{
  "name": "simpleExpressServer",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "A simple express server used for testing calls or prototyping a api call",
  "main": "app.js",
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "^4.10.6"
  },
  "devDependencies": {},
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "keywords": [
    "nodejs",
    "express",
    "server",
    "api"
  ],
  "author": "J. Nolan Hager (JNHager)"
}