First Commit

backend/controllers/groups.js

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+var db = require('../db');
+
+exports.get_groups = function(req, res) {
+            db.get().collection('groups', function(err, grp_coll) {
+                grp_coll.find({
+                    'shortName': req.params.shortName.toLowerCase()
+                }).toArray(function(err, grp_results) {
+                    res.contentType('json');
+                    res.send(JSON.stringify(grp_results));
+                });
+            });
+}