server.js

var express = require('express');
var http = require('http');
var path = require('path');
require('./app_api/models/db');
var UglifyJS = require("uglify-js");
var fs = require('fs');
var app = express();

// all environments
app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000);
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, '/app_server/views'));
app.set('view engine', 'jade');

var appClientFiles = [
 'app_client/app.js',
  'app_client/home/home.controller.js',
  'app_client/about/about.controller.js',
  'app_client/locationDetail/locationDetail.controller.js',
  'app_client/reviewModal/reviewModal.controller.js',
  'app_client/common/services/geolocation.service.js',
  'app_client/common/services/loc8rData.service.js',
  'app_client/common/filters/formatDistance.filter.js',
  'app_client/common/filters/addHtmlLineBreaks.filter.js',
  'app_client/common/directives/navigation/navigation.directive.js',
  'app_client/common/directives/footerGeneric/footerGeneric.directive.js',
  'app_client/common/directives/pageHeader/pageHeader.directive.js',
  'app_client/common/directives/ratingStars/ratingStars.directive.js'
];
var uglified = UglifyJS.minify(appClientFiles, { compress : false });

fs.writeFile('public/angular/loc8r.min.js', uglified.code, function (err){
  if(err) {
    console.log(err);
  } else {
    console.log("Script generated and saved:", 'loc8r.min.js');
  }
});

app.use(express.favicon());
app.use(express.logger('dev'));
app.use(express.json());
app.use(express.urlencoded());
app.use(express.methodOverride());
app.use(express.cookieParser('your secret here'));
// app.use(express.session());
app.use(app.router);
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'app_client')));

// development only
if ('development' == app.get('env')) {
  app.use(express.errorHandler());
}
//require('./routes')(app); taking out and sending
//to angular routing 
require('./app_api/routes')(app);
app.use(function(req,res){
  res.sendfile(path.join(__dirname,'app_client', 'index.html'));
});

http.createServer(app).listen(app.get('port'), function(){
  console.log('Express server listening on port ' + app.get('port'));
});