Adding request works (mostly)

Everything works except adding the new request back to the list; this
proof of concept is a go, and will be merged to master

src/api/app.js

@@ -6,17 +6,30 @@ const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'dev'
 
 if ('dev' === env) require('babel-register')
 
+const app = require('./index').default
+const db = require('./db').default
+const json = require('./json.mjs').default
+
 const fullEnv = ('dev' === env) ? 'Development' : 'Production'
 
-/** Configuration for the application */
-const appConfig = require('./appsettings.json')
+const { port } = json('./appsettings.json')
 
-/** Express app */
-const app = require('./index').default
+/**
+ * Log a start-up message for the app
+ * @param {string} status The status to display
+ */
+const startupMsg = (status) => {
+  console.log(chalk`{reset myPrayerJournal ${status} | Port: {bold ${port}} | Mode: {bold ${fullEnv}}}`)
+}
 
-// Ensure the database exists...
-require('./db').default.verify().then(() => 
-  // ...and start it up!
-  app.listen(appConfig.port, () => {
-    console.log(chalk`{reset myPrayerJournal | Port: {bold ${appConfig.port}} | Mode: {bold ${fullEnv}}}`)
-  }))
+// Ensure the database exists before starting up
+db.verify()
+.then(() => app.listen(port, () => startupMsg('ready')))
+.catch(err => {
+  console.log(chalk`\n{reset {bgRed.white.bold ||  Error connecting to PostgreSQL  }}`)
+  for (let key of Object.keys(err)) {
+    console.log(chalk`${key}: {reset {bold ${err[key]}}}`)
+  }
+  console.log('')
+  startupMsg('failed')
+})