added bit more advanced file existance checking, removed vhosts in favor or routes

src/modules/api/api.ts

@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@ import {
 } from '../../types/basicTypes'
 import { loadJSON } from '../../utils/actions'
 import { initWorkerPool } from '../../utils/workerPool'
+import { paths } from '../../utils/files'
 
-// files
-const rootRedirectToFile = 'data/apiRootRedirectTo'
-
-// other constants
+// other paths
 const moduleName = 'API'
 
 // stuff gotten from server.js
@@ -106,14 +104,14 @@ function GetApp(): ModuleType {
     let rootRedirectURL = ''
 
     function reloadRootRedirectURL() {
-        if (utils.FileExists(rootRedirectToFile)) {
-            rootRedirectURL = utils.ReadFile(rootRedirectToFile)
+        if (utils.FileExists(paths.rootRedirectToFile)) {
+            rootRedirectURL = utils.ReadFile(paths.rootRedirectToFile)
         }
     }
 
     const filesToWatch = [
         {
-            fname: rootRedirectToFile,
+            fname: paths.rootRedirectToFile,
             logMsg: 'Root redirect URL changed',
             action: reloadRootRedirectURL,
         },
@@ -142,7 +140,7 @@ function GetApp(): ModuleType {
 
     app.get('/', function (req: Request, res: any) {
         logger.LogReq(req)
-        if (reloadRootRedirectURL) {
+        if (rootRedirectURL) {
             res.redirect(rootRedirectURL)
         } else {
             res.json({ msg: 'hi c:' })
@@ -154,6 +152,9 @@ function GetApp(): ModuleType {
     const dbsFile = publicDir + 'questionDbs.json'
 
     // FIXME: is dataFiles only a temp variable? does this cause any problems?
+    if (!utils.FileExists(dbsFile)) {
+        utils.WriteFile('[]', dbsFile)
+    }
     const dataFiles: Array<DataFile> = utils.ReadJSON(dbsFile)
     let questionDbs: Array<QuestionDb> = loadJSON(dataFiles, publicDir)
     initWorkerPool(() => questionDbs)
@@ -176,14 +177,6 @@ function GetApp(): ModuleType {
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    app.get('*', function (_req: Request, res: any) {
-        res.status(404).render('404')
-    })
-
-    app.post('*', function (_req: Request, res: any) {
-        res.status(404).render('404')
-    })
-
     function DailyAction() {
         submoduleDatas.forEach((data) => {
             if (data.dailyAction) {