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+var express = require('express');
+var app = express();
+var path = require('path');
+var PythonShell = require('python-shell');
+
+app.use(express.static('public'));
+
+var fs = require('fs');
+ 
+
+// This responds with "Hello World" on the homepage
+app.get('/', function (req, res) {
+	console.log("Got a GET request for the homepage");
+	res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname + '/index.html'));
+	// res.send('Hello GET');
+})
+
+app.get('/state', function(req, res) {
+	var contents = fs.readFileSync('public/state.txt', 'utf8');
+	console.log(contents);
+	res.send(contents);
+	
+})
+
+// This responds a POST request for the homepage
+app.post('/on', function (req, res) {
+	console.log("Got a POST request for ON");
+
+	PythonShell.run('led-csid0-on.py', function (err) {
+	if (err) throw err;
+		console.log('finished');
+	});
+	res.send('on');
+})
+
+app.post('/off', function (req, res) {
+	console.log("Got a POST request for OFF");
+
+	PythonShell.run('led-csid0-off.py', function (err) {
+	if (err) throw err;
+		console.log('finished');
+	});
+	res.send('off');
+})
+
+var server = app.listen(3000, function () {
+
+	var host = server.address().address
+	var port = server.address().port
+
+	console.log("Example app listening at http://%s:%s", host, port)
+})