How can I open a console to interact with Express app?

Question

How can I open a console to interact with my Express app?

I am trying to test whether some methods work to create a model. I'm using SequelizeJS, but that shouldn't matter for the answer to this question.

I am used to Rails where I can do $ heroku run rails console then interact with the models in my app. I would like to do the same in Express.

Answer 1

• Make your app export the express instance (module.exports = app)
• Run node, which will put you in a REPL loop
• Require your project: var myApp = require('./app')