app.js~

//include our modules
var sys   = require('sys');
var http  = require('http');
var url   = require('url');

//require custom dispatcher
var dispatcher = require('dispatcher.js');

console.log('Starting server @ http://127.0.0.1:54920/');

http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  //wrap calls in a try catch
  //or the node js server will crash upon any code errors
  try {
    //pipe some details to the node console
    console.log('Incoming Request from: ' +
                 req.connection.remoteAddress +
                ' for href: ' + url.parse(req.url).href
    );


  //dispatch our request
  dispatcher.dispatch(req, res);

  } catch (err) {
      //handle errors gracefully
      sys.puts(err);
      res.writeHead(500);
      res.end('Internal Server Error');
    }
  }).listen(54920, "127.0.0.1", function() {
    //runs when our server is created
    console.log('Server running at http://127.0.0.1:54920/');
  });