var loopback = require('loopback'); var boot = require('loopback-boot'); var app = module.exports = loopback(); // boot scripts mount components like REST API boot(app, __dirname); app.start = function() { // start the web server return app.listen(function() { app.emit('started'); console.log('Web server listening at: %s', app.get('url')); }); }; // start the server if `$ node server.js` if (require.main === module) { app.start(); }