Rebuild application with Node.js Express in /new folder

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Successfully rebuilt the ASP.NET Core MVC Slots application using Node.js Express framework in a new /new folder as requested.

Changes Made

New Node.js Application Structure

• Created complete Express.js application in /new folder
• Set up proper Node.js project with package.json and dependencies
• Implemented Express server with routing that mirrors the original ASP.NET Core controllers

Technology Stack Migration

• Framework: ASP.NET Core MVC → Express.js
• Templating: Razor views → EJS templates
• Static Assets: Copied and configured Bootstrap, jQuery, and custom CSS/JS
• Configuration: IConfiguration → Environment variables

Features Preserved

• All original routes: Home (/), About (/home/about), Contact (/home/contact), Privacy (/home/privacy)
• Dynamic content with configuration injection (site name, colors, connection strings)
• Bootstrap styling and responsive layout
• Application Insights integration (when configured)
• Error handling and 404 pages

File Structure

new/
├── app.js              # Express server (equivalent to Program.cs)
├── package.json        # Dependencies and scripts
├── views/              # EJS templates (converted from Razor views)
│   ├── home/          # Home controller views
│   │   ├── index.ejs  # Main page with site configuration display
│   │   ├── about.ejs  # About page
│   │   ├── contact.ejs # Contact page
│   │   └── privacy.ejs # Privacy policy
│   └── shared/        # Shared templates
│       ├── layout.ejs # Main layout (converted from _Layout.cshtml)
│       └── error.ejs  # Error page
├── public/            # Static files (copied from wwwroot)
│   ├── css/           # Custom stylesheets
│   ├── js/            # Custom JavaScript
│   └── lib/           # Bootstrap, jQuery libraries
└── README.md          # Documentation for the Node.js app

Configuration

The Node.js app uses environment variables for configuration:

• PORT - Server port (default: 3000)
• SITE - Site name (default: "AZ-2008")
• COLOUR - Background color (default: "#f8f9fa")
• DBCONN - Database connection string
• AUTH - Authentication URL
• INSIGHTS - Application Insights connection string

Testing

Verified all functionality works correctly:

• ✅ Home page displays welcome message with configuration values
• ✅ About page shows "We are the champions!" message
• ✅ Contact page displays Azure/Rugby content with privacy link
• ✅ Privacy page renders correctly
• ✅ Navigation between all pages works
• ✅ Static assets (CSS, JS, Bootstrap) load properly
• ✅ Responsive design maintained

The new Node.js application provides identical functionality to the original ASP.NET Core version while running on the Express.js framework as requested.

Fixes #36.

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Pull Request Overview

This pull request migrates the ASP.NET Core MVC Slots application to a Node.js Express implementation while preserving original functionality. Key changes include a complete restructuring under a new /new folder with an Express server, conversion of Razor views to EJS templates, and configuration adjustments using environment variables.

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 60 out of 60 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

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File	Description
obj/Debug/...	Added auto-generated scoped CSS files for styling.
new/app.js	Implements the Express server with routes and error handling.
new/package.json	Configured project dependencies and scripts for Node.js.
new/views/**/*.ejs	Converted Razor views to EJS templates reflecting original pages.
new/public/**	Includes static assets and third-party libraries.
new/README.md, new/.gitignore	Updated documentation and ignore rules for the new project.

[Copilot]

Consider adding the '/obj' directory to .gitignore to avoid tracking build artifacts generated during the build process.

[Copilot]

[nitpick] Consider removing or rephrasing informal language and emoticons (e.g. ';)') in the contact page to maintain a more professional tone.

Suggested change

	Contact us about... pretty much Anything Azure related - or Rugby World Cup related ;)
	Contact us about anything related to Azure or the Rugby World Cup.