app.get('/year', function(req, res) {
    res.send({year: 1984});
});

this.getRequest = function() {$.get('/year', updateDOM)};

// back
app.get('/year', function(req, res) {
    res.send(JSON.stringify({year: 1984}));
});

// front
this.getRequest = function() {$.get('/year', JSON.parse(updateDOM))};