adding in basics of api

packages/api/index.ts

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+import express, { Application, Request, Response } from "express";
+
+import { NextFunction } from "express";
+import getRoutes from "./routes";
+
+const cors = require("cors");
+
+const app = express();
+
+
+app.use(cors());
+
+app.use((req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+  console.log("Time: ", Date.now());
+  next();
+});
+
+app.get("/", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  res.send("hello world.");
+});
+
+app.use("/api", getRoutes());
+
+app.listen(5000, () => console.log("Example app is listening on port 5000."));