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.backup/servers/dashboard/functions.js

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+/*
+    ! /servers/Dashboard/functions.js – Central Dashboard Server Functions
+    ? This modules exports the functionality for the express dashboard server
+*/
+
+// % core variables
+const ip = process.env.INTERNAL_HOST_IP;
+const port = process.env.INTERNAL_DASHBOARD_PORT;
+
+// $ server start function
+async function boot(server) {
+    // ~ start express server
+    server.listen(port, ip, () => {
+        console.info(`Express server is now running on http://${ip}:${port}`)
+    });
+
+    // ~ return running express server reference
+    return server;
+};
+
+// $ server shutdown function
+async function shutdown(server) {
+    // ~ shutdown running express server
+    server.close();
+
+    // ~ return express server reference
+    return server;
+};
+
+// $ server restart function
+async function restart(server) {
+    // ~ shutdown the running express server
+    await shutdown(server);
+
+    // ~ restart the express server
+    await boot(server);
+
+    // ~ return the server reference
+    return server;
+};
+
+// $ server status function
+async function status(server) {
+    // ~ get and return server listening status
+    return server.listening ? 'online' : 'offline';
+};
+
+// § export server functions module
+module.exports = { boot, shutdown, restart, status };

.backup/servers/dashboard/routers/index.js

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+/*
+    ! /servers/dashboard/routers/index.js – Central Gateway Routing Aggregator
+    ? This module dynamically collects and registeres all modular ".router.js" files within the "routers" directory
+*/
+
+// % import nodejs packages
+const router = require('express').Router();
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+// % import external dependencies
+const rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', '..');
+const { dirs } = require(path.resolve(rootDir, 'configuration', 'mapping.js'));
+
+// % read router files recursively
+const routerRoot = path.resolve(dirs.dashboardDir, 'routers');
+const routerFiles = fs.readdirSync(routerRoot)
+    .filter(file => /\.router\.js$/.test(file))
+    .sort((a, b) => {
+        if (a === 'root.router.js') return 1;
+        if (b === 'root.router.js') return -1;
+        return a.localeCompare(b);
+    });
+
+// $ configure used routers
+routerFiles.forEach(file => {
+    const routerPath = path.resolve(routerRoot, file);
+    router.use(require(routerPath));
+});
+
+// § export router module
+module.exports = router;

.backup/servers/dashboard/server.js

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+/*
+    ! /servers/dashboard/server.js – Central Dashboard Server Manager
+    ? This module orchestrates the express lifecycle, handles initialization, middleware configs and router integrations.
+*/
+
+// % import nodejs packages
+const express = require('express');
+const http = require('http');
+const path = require('path');
+
+// % import external dependencies
+const rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..');
+const { dirs } = require(path.resolve(rootDir, 'configuration', 'mapping.js'));
+
+// % set up express server
+const app = express();
+const server = http.createServer(app);
+
+// $ server setup
+app.use(express.json()); // add json support for express
+app.use(express.static(path.resolve(dirs.interfaceDir, 'resources'))); // set resources directory (e.g. scripts, style sheets, images ...)
+app.set('view engine', 'ejs'); // set "embedded javascript" as view engine
+app.set('views', path.resolve(dirs.interfaceDir, 'views')); // set the folder where the .ejs files are located
+
+// $ router setup
+const router = require(path.resolve(dirs.dashboardDir, 'routers'));
+app.use(router);
+
+// $ server functions
+const {
+    boot, shutdown, restart, status
+} = require(path.resolve(dirs.dashboardDir, 'functions.js'));
+
+// $ export server module
+module.exports = { boot, shutdown, restart, status, server };