Exploring use of Express-js as a platform for detecting new-files in a target folder, processing them, and sending specific file data using REST for storage in a back-end file system and/or database.

• This is an exploration and is not intended for production or trustworthy use.
• Files that change in configured source folder(s) defined using ENV files will be processed and parsed for specific data using a regex.
• Processed file data that meets RegEx criteria will be stored in a separate file on the 'server' (database) instance.
• Processed file data that meets RegEx criteria will be submitted to the 'server' (database) using HTTP POST.
• Future design and implementation of a more robust solution will be derived (at least in part) from work done in this repository.

• Can detect new files in configured location and read-in file data.
• Can format file data suitable for storing in database records.
• Client-side can send a POST REST message to a configured server address properly.
• Server-side can process new file data and store in a logfile, appending data.
• Server-side can receive POST data from configured client, process the data, and store in a local MongoDB collection.
• MongoDB driver used for CRUD (although no update nor delete was done)

• Avoid mixing server-side and client-side code into a single project whenever possible due to confusing (complex) code execution path logic overlaps.
• Consider a different language/platform so users don't have to install NPM or other 'web' dependencies.
• Don't try to close a MongoDB Client right after operating on it (uses Promises), instead close the client with a separate operation if necessary.

• Find out what database file structure is needed for storing data e.g. MDF (preferred)? XLSX (less-preferred)? Other?
• Determine the minimim user-input needed to configure the client and server apps to get them talking to each other.
• Design a UI that will serve as a 'server side' control panel.
• Design a UI that will serve as a 'client side' display, or create a unified UI that could do either, possibly based on configuration.