Using routes from another file

JavaScript
#1

I put my routes in a separate folder but its not working on my server. how do i fix this?

server.ts

import * as express from 'express';
import * as https from 'https';
import { routes } from './routes/routes';

const app = express();

app.listen(8080, () => {
    console.log('listening on 8080');
});

routes('/');

./routes/routes

import * as express from 'express';
const app = express();

export const routes = function(url) {
    app.get(url, (req, res) => {
        res.send('ready');
    });
};
#2

Did you store your routes in a .js file?

#3

stored in .ts.
would like to keep all files in src folder as ts files

this is my error in the browser
Cannot GET /

#4

Maybe export default?

No, sorry, not relevant.

#5

So if they’re in the same file with that structure, is it working ?

I think the code separation isn’t the problem, since you’re already getting Cannot GET / which means the code in the routes file is being executed…

#6

Those are two different instances of app().
You should pass app to routes and use it there instead of importing another express.

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