Queries are working

server/news/query.js

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+const { articles } = require('../database/models');
+
+//the query function that can be reused
+const query = (ascending, titlesOnly) => async (req, res) => {
+	console.log(ascending, titlesOnly);
+	console.log(req.params);
+
+	//specific search
+	if (req.params.id && typeof(parseInt(req.params.id)) === 'number') {
+		const result = await articles.findOne({
+			attributes: [
+				'index', 'title', 'author', ...(!titlesOnly ? ['body', 'edits'] : [])
+			],
+			order: [
+				['index', ascending ? 'ASC' : 'DESC']
+			],
+			offset: parseInt(req.params.id),
+			limit: 1
+		});
+
+		return res.status(200).json(result);
+	}
+
+	//default search
+	else {
+		const result = await articles.findAndCountAll({
+			attributes: [
+				'index', 'title', 'author', ...(!titlesOnly ? ['body', 'edits'] : [])
+			],
+			order: [
+				['index', ascending ? 'ASC' : 'DESC']
+			],
+			count: req.params.limit || process.env.QUERY_LIMIT || 999
+		});
+
+		return res.status(200).json(result.rows || result);
+	}
+};
+
+module.exports = query;