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The line of code app.use(bodyParser.json()); is used in Express, a web framework for Node.js. It tells the application to use a middleware called body-parser, which can parse the body of incoming HTTP requests and make it available under the req.body property¹.

The bodyParser.json() function returns a middleware that only parses JSON data, which is a common format for exchanging data between web servers and clients². JSON data is a string that represents an object, array, or other value, and it can be easily converted to and from JavaScript objects³.

The app.use() function is a way to register a middleware for the application. A middleware is a function that can modify the request or response objects, or perform some logic before passing the control to the next middleware or handler⁴. By using app.use(bodyParser.json());, you are telling the application to use the body-parser middleware for all routes, and to parse the request body as JSON if the Content-Type header matches the type option².

Here is an example of how this code works:

// Import express and body-parser modules
var express = require('express');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');

// Create an express application
var app = express();

// Use the body-parser middleware to parse JSON data
app.use(bodyParser.json());

// Define a route that handles POST requests
app.post('/hello', function(req, res) {
  // Access the parsed JSON data from the request body
  var name = req.body.name;
  // Send a response with a greeting
  res.send('Hello, ' + name + '!');
});

// Start the server on port 3000
app.listen(3000, function() {
  console.log('Server is running on port 3000');
});

In this example, the application defines a route that handles POST requests to the /hello path. When a client sends a request to this path with a JSON body like {"name": "Alice"}, the body-parser middleware will parse the JSON string and create a JavaScript object with a name property. The route handler can then access this property from the req.body object and use it to send a personalized response.