serverPostData.js

// Note: because this is a SERVER, after making changes to this file,
//       one must RESTART the task to see the changes

// Optimization opportunity: refactor code base to query the database
// only once and read through the local data each time a new user
// is added
const express = require("express");

// Following line is where NodeJS server is coupled to the HTML
const moduleToFetch = require("./index");
// const getDatabase = moduleToFetch.getDatabase;
const newEntryToDatabase = moduleToFetch.newEntryToDatabase;
const port = 8000;

const app = express();

app.use(express.static("public"));
app.use(
  express.urlencoded({
    extended: true,
  }),
);

app.post("/submit-form", async (req, res) => {
  // app.post("/lalala", async (req, res) => {
  const name = req.body.name;
  const role = req.body.role;
  await newEntryToDatabase(name, role);
  // the changes here worked
  // await newEntryToDatabase("ddd", "dsafdsaf");
  res.redirect("/");
  res.end();
});

app.listen(port, console.log(`Server started on ${port}`));