server.js

// Dependencies
var Boom    = require('boom');
var Joi     = require('joi');
var Path    = require('path');
var Hapi    = require('hapi');
var Vision 	= require('vision');
var Inert 	= require('inert');

// Template Engine
var Handlerbars = require('handlebars');
var HandlebarsLayouts = require('handlebars-layouts');
HandlebarsLayouts.register(Handlerbars);

// HTTP Server
var server = Hapi.server({
	 	port: 8000,
	  routes: {
			cors: {
				credentials: true
			}
	 }
});

// HTTP Server Initialization Configuration
var initialization = async function() {

	// Register modules
	await server.register(Vision);
	await server.register(Inert);

	// Setup view rendering
	server.views({
			engines: {
					html: {
						module: Handlerbars
					}
			},
			relativeTo: Path.join(__dirname, 'public'),
			path: './views',
			partialsPath: './views'
	});

	// Base HTTP route
	server.route({
			method: 'GET',
			path: '/',
			handler: function(request, reply)
			{
					return reply.view('base', {});
			}
	});

	// Handles public file routing
	server.route({
	    method: 'GET',
	    path: '/{param*}',
	    handler: {
	        directory: {
	            path: 'public',
	            listing: true
	        }
	    }
	});

	// Attempt to start the HTTP Server
	try {
			await server.start();
	}
	catch (err) {
			process.exit(1);
	}
};

// Initilize HTTP Server
initialization();