lolomain/lab-express-colors

Web Colors App

In this exercise we will have a hardcoded array of colors that will serve as our "database".

We are aiming for an app like Gradients.io except only showing a single color in each box.

Each color in the "database" has 3 values:

{
  keyword: 'indigo',  // color's name
  hex: '#4b0082',     // color's hexadecimal value
  category: 'purple'  // color's broad category
}

At the bottom of the instructions you can find the array of color objects for you to copy and paste.

Iteration #1: Express setup & homepage

Create an Express app inside the starter-code/ folder with:

• a package.json file
• express, ejs and express-ejs-layouts installed (don't forget to --save)
• a .gitignore file that ignores node_modules
• a public/ folder for publicly available files (images, css, etc.)
• a views/ folder for your view files
• EJS as a view engine
• an EJS layout file that serves as the "template" for each page

The layout should have:

• a <header> tag
• an <h1> inside the <header> with the title of your app
• a <nav> tag where you will put your navigation links
• a <footer> tag

Then, create your first route: the home page.

Your home page should have:

• the Web address (url) /
• its own EJS file
• an <h2> heading
• a <p> with a description of the app

Iteration #2: List of colors

Make a new route that will be our list of colors page.

The list of colors page should have:

• the Web address (url) /colors
• its own EJS file
• an <h2> that says Colors
• a <ul> tag
• a loop that displays each color
• styles that approximate the layout of Gradients.io

Each color in the loop should have:

• an <li> tag for all the contents of the color
• the name of the color
• the hex code
• a box that shows the actual color

Make sure to add a link in your navigation so that the page is reachable.

Iteration #3: Color Category Pages

Choose 3 color categories and make a new route for each of them that will only display the list of colors of that category.

Each color category page should have:

• a Web address (url) specific to that color category (e.g. /pink for pink colors or /purple for purples)
• its own EJS file (e.g. pink-colors-view.ejs for pink colors or purples-colors-view.ejs for purples)
• an <h2> with the name of the color category
• a <ul> tag
• a loop that displays each color of that category
• same styles as the list of all colors

Make sure to add links in your navigation so that the pages are reachable.

(BONUS) Iteration #4: Random Color

Make a new route that displays a random color, chosen at random from the array.

The random color page should have:

• the Web address (url) /random
• its own EJS file
• an <h2> that says Random Color
• styles similar to those in the list of colors page but bigger since you are only displaying one color

Colors "Database"

Place your colors "database" at the bottom of your app.js so it doesn't clutter up your code.

const colors = [
  { keyword: 'black',                hex: '#000000', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'silver',               hex: '#c0c0c0', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'gray',                 hex: '#808080', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'white',                hex: '#ffffff', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'maroon',               hex: '#800000', category: 'red' },
  { keyword: 'red',                  hex: '#ff0000', category: 'red' },
  { keyword: 'purple',               hex: '#800080', category: 'purple' },
  { keyword: 'fuchsia',              hex: '#ff00ff', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'green',                hex: '#008000', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'lime',                 hex: '#00ff00', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'olive',                hex: '#808000', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'yellow',               hex: '#ffff00', category: 'yellow' },
  { keyword: 'navy',                 hex: '#000080', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'blue',                 hex: '#0000ff', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'teal',                 hex: '#008080', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'aqua',                 hex: '#00ffff', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'orange',               hex: '#ffa500', category: 'orange' },
  { keyword: 'aliceblue',            hex: '#f0f8ff', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'antiquewhite',         hex: '#faebd7', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'aquamarine',           hex: '#7fffd4', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'azure',                hex: '#f0ffff', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'beige',                hex: '#f5f5dc', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'bisque',               hex: '#ffe4c4', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'blanchedalmond',       hex: '#ffebcd', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'blueviolet',           hex: '#8a2be2', category: 'purple' },
  { keyword: 'brown',                hex: '#a52a2a', category: 'brown' },
  { keyword: 'burlywood',            hex: '#deb887', category: 'brown' },
  { keyword: 'cadetblue',            hex: '#5f9ea0', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'chartreuse',           hex: '#7fff00', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'chocolate',            hex: '#d2691e', category: 'brown' },
  { keyword: 'coral',                hex: '#ff7f50', category: 'orange' },
  { keyword: 'cornflowerblue',       hex: '#6495ed', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'cornsilk',             hex: '#fff8dc', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'crimson',              hex: '#dc143c', category: 'red' },
  { keyword: 'cyan',                 hex: '#00ffff', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'darkblue',             hex: '#00008b', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'darkcyan',             hex: '#008b8b', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'darkgoldenrod',        hex: '#b8860b', category: 'brown' },
  { keyword: 'darkgray',             hex: '#a9a9a9', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'darkgreen',            hex: '#006400', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'darkgrey',             hex: '#a9a9a9', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'darkkhaki',            hex: '#bdb76b', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'darkmagenta',          hex: '#8b008b', category: 'purple' },
  { keyword: 'darkolivegreen',       hex: '#556b2f', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'darkorange',           hex: '#ff8c00', category: 'orange' },
  { keyword: 'darkorchid',           hex: '#9932cc', category: 'purple' },
  { keyword: 'darkred',              hex: '#8b0000', category: 'red' },
  { keyword: 'darksalmon',           hex: '#e9967a', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'darkseagreen',         hex: '#8fbc8f', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'darkslateblue',        hex: '#483d8b', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'darkslategray',        hex: '#2f4f4f', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'darkslategrey',        hex: '#2f4f4f', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'darkturquoise',        hex: '#00ced1', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'darkviolet',           hex: '#9400d3', category: 'puple' },
  { keyword: 'deeppink',             hex: '#ff1493', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'deepskyblue',          hex: '#00bfff', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'dimgray',              hex: '#696969', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'dimgrey',              hex: '#696969', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'dodgerblue',           hex: '#1e90ff', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'firebrick',            hex: '#b22222', category: 'red' },
  { keyword: 'floralwhite',          hex: '#fffaf0', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'forestgreen',          hex: '#228b22', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'gainsboro',            hex: '#dcdcdc', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'ghostwhite',           hex: '#f8f8ff', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'gold',                 hex: '#ffd700', category: 'yellow' },
  { keyword: 'goldenrod',            hex: '#daa520', category: 'brown' },
  { keyword: 'greenyellow',          hex: '#adff2f', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'grey',                 hex: '#808080', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'honeydew',             hex: '#f0fff0', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'hotpink',              hex: '#ff69b4', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'indianred',            hex: '#cd5c5c', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'indigo',               hex: '#4b0082', category: 'purple' },
  { keyword: 'ivory',                hex: '#fffff0', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'khaki',                hex: '#f0e68c', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'lavender',             hex: '#e6e6fa', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'lavenderblush',        hex: '#fff0f5', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'lawngreen',            hex: '#7cfc00', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'lemonchiffon',         hex: '#fffacd', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'lightblue',            hex: '#add8e6', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'lightcoral',           hex: '#f08080', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'lightcyan',            hex: '#e0ffff', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'lightgoldenrodyellow', hex: '#fafad2', category: 'yellow' },
  { keyword: 'lightgray',            hex: '#d3d3d3', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'lightgreen',           hex: '#90ee90', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'lightgrey',            hex: '#d3d3d3', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'lightpink',            hex: '#ffb6c1', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'lightsalmon',          hex: '#ffa07a', category: 'orange' },
  { keyword: 'lightseagreen',        hex: '#20b2aa', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'lightskyblue',         hex: '#87cefa', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'lightslategray',       hex: '#778899', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'lightslategrey',       hex: '#778899', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'lightsteelblue',       hex: '#b0c4de', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'lightyellow',          hex: '#ffffe0', category: 'yellow' },
  { keyword: 'limegreen',            hex: '#32cd32', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'linen',                hex: '#faf0e6', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'mediumaquamarine',     hex: '#66cdaa', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'mediumblue',           hex: '#0000cd', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'mediumorchid',         hex: '#ba55d3', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'mediumpurple',         hex: '#9370db', category: 'purple' },
  { keyword: 'mediumseagreen',       hex: '#3cb371', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'mediumslateblue',      hex: '#7b68ee', category: 'purple' },
  { keyword: 'mediumspringgreen',    hex: '#00fa9a', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'mediumturquoise',      hex: '#48d1cc', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'mediumvioletred',      hex: '#c71585', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'midnightblue',         hex: '#191970', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'mintcream',            hex: '#f5fffa', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'mistyrose',            hex: '#ffe4e1', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'moccasin',             hex: '#ffe4b5', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'navajowhite',          hex: '#ffdead', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'oldlace',              hex: '#fdf5e6', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'olivedrab',            hex: '#6b8e23', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'orangered',            hex: '#ff4500', category: 'orange' },
  { keyword: 'orchid',               hex: '#da70d6', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'palegoldenrod',        hex: '#eee8aa', category: 'yellow' },
  { keyword: 'palegreen',            hex: '#98fb98', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'paleturquoise',        hex: '#afeeee', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'palevioletred',        hex: '#db7093', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'papayawhip',           hex: '#ffefd5', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'peachpuff',            hex: '#ffdab9', category: 'orange' },
  { keyword: 'peru',                 hex: '#cd853f', category: 'brown' },
  { keyword: 'pink',                 hex: '#ffc0cb', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'plum',                 hex: '#dda0dd', category: 'purple' },
  { keyword: 'powderblue',           hex: '#b0e0e6', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'rosybrown',            hex: '#bc8f8f', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'royalblue',            hex: '#4169e1', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'saddlebrown',          hex: '#8b4513', category: 'brown' },
  { keyword: 'salmon',               hex: '#fa8072', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'sandybrown',           hex: '#f4a460', category: 'orange' },
  { keyword: 'seagreen',             hex: '#2e8b57', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'seashell',             hex: '#fff5ee', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'sienna',               hex: '#a0522d', category: 'brown' },
  { keyword: 'skyblue',              hex: '#87ceeb', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'slateblue',            hex: '#6a5acd', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'slategray',            hex: '#708090', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'slategrey',            hex: '#708090', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'snow',                 hex: '#fffafa', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'springgreen',          hex: '#00ff7f', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'steelblue',            hex: '#4682b4', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'tan',                  hex: '#d2b48c', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'thistle',              hex: '#d8bfd8', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'tomato',               hex: '#ff6347', category: 'orange' },
  { keyword: 'turquoise',            hex: '#40e0d0', category: 'blue' },
  { keyword: 'violet',               hex: '#ee82ee', category: 'pink' },
  { keyword: 'wheat',                hex: '#f5deb3', category: 'beige' },
  { keyword: 'whitesmoke',           hex: '#f5f5f5', category: 'grayscale' },
  { keyword: 'yellowgreen',          hex: '#9acd32', category: 'green' },
  { keyword: 'rebeccapurple',        hex: '#663399', category: 'purple' }
];