server.js

const path = require('path');
const express = require('express');
const session = require('express-session');
const exphbs = require('express-handlebars');
const Handlebars = require('handlebars');
Handlebars.registerHelper('trimString', function(passedString) {
  var theString = passedString
  if (passedString) {theString= passedString.substring(0,1);}
  return new Handlebars.SafeString(theString)
});

const app = express();
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3001;

const sequelize = require("./config/connection");
const SequelizeStore = require('connect-session-sequelize')(session.Store);
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const url = require('url');
const querystring = require('querystring');

const sess = {
  secret: 'Super secret secret',
  cookie: {},
  resave: false,
  saveUninitialized: true,
  store: new SequelizeStore({
    db: sequelize
  })
};

app.use(session(sess));

app.use(function (req, res, next) {
        res.locals.session = req.session;
        next();
    });

const helpers = require('./utils/helpers');

const hbs = exphbs.create({ helpers });



app.engine('handlebars', hbs.engine);
app.set('view engine', 'handlebars');

app.use(express.json());
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());

app.use(require('./controllers/'));

sequelize.sync({ force: false }).then(() => {
  app.listen(PORT, () => console.log('Now listening'));
});