javascript - Using HTML5 with Angularjs and Node/Express and the MEAN.js boilerplate -

i'm using mean.js (http://meanjs.org/generator.html) boilerplate starting point app, love inbuilt authentication/authorization.

however, i'm having problem using html5.

in angular app i've set html5(true) , know need set catchall route other requests redirected.

i have following routes on express root , catchall:

///this app/controllers/core.server.controller:

exports.index = function(req, res) {     res.render('index', {         user: req.user || null,         request: req     }); };  exports.catchall = function(req, res){       res.redirect('/'); }; 

and routing itself

'use strict'; module.exports = function(app) {     // root routing     var core = require('../../app/controllers/core.server.controller');     app.route('/').get(core.index);     app.route('*').get(core.catchall); }; 

now pages redirecting no problem when enter routes garbage, when enter route exists in express (with no associated view i'm getting server output).

here route mean express:

'use strict'; /**  * module dependencies.  */ var users = require('../../app/controllers/users.server.controller'),     articles = require('../../app/controllers/articles.server.controller');  module.exports = function(app) {     // article routes     app.route('/articles')         .get(articles.list)         .post(users.requireslogin, articles.create);      // finish binding article middleware     app.param('articleid', articles.articlebyid); }; 

i have no view associated in express/node - in angular.

so when navigate localhost:3000/articles via link angular manages route , renders correct angular template.

however, when enter localhost:3000/articles , press enter (or refresh browser on url) following:

[{"_id":"5555ede9dac9d0d99efae164","user":{"_id":"5554fa21141c5aef7b0354d7","displayname":"heny as"},"__v":0,"content":"this blurb him","title":"vp, global marketing","created":"2015-05-15t13:00:25.177z"}] 

but want getting rendered page template angular

can help?

this because call server url (wich same used ajax calls), need

1. either intercept request type in server side (ajax | not ajax) , redirect no ajax root path (/) , angular use ajax articles in client side.

2. define single root (/) serving single web application , use (/api/...) handle ajax requests.