Node-srv

Simple fast and static node.js server

Install

$ npm install -g node-srv

Usage

# Start server on port 8000 in current dir
$ node-srv

# Start server on port 8000 in parent dir
$ node-srv ..

# Start server on port 8001 writing logs to *./nodeserver.log* file
$ node-srv --port 8001 --logs ./nodeserver.log

API usage

new Server(options, routes, handlers, exitCallback);

// Require module
var server = require('node-srv');

// Start server
var srv = new Server({
    port: 5000,
    root: '../www/',
    logs: true
});

// Update server port (automatically restert server with new port)
srv.options.port = 5001;

// Stop server
srv.stop();

Options

• -p, --port [number], port — Port the server is started on (default 8000, or env PORT)
• -h, --host [host], host — Host or ip address on which the server will work (any host 0.0.0.0 by default)
• -i, --index [file], index — Sets default index file for directories. For example: for uri /test/, server open test/index.html. Default index.html
• -l, --logs [path/boolean], logs — Write logs flag. If you specify a path, it will write to that file (if path is folder, default filename will be node-srv.log). Default false
• -t, --timeout [ms], timeout — Requset timeout (in ms). Default 30000
• -s, --https [boolean], https — Force create HTTPS server (only with --key and --cert options). Default false
• --key [path], key — Path to key file for https server
• --cert [path], cert — Path to certificate file for https server
• --cors [hosts], cors — Enable CORS. If empty uses * for host. Default false
• --not-found [path], notFound — Path to 404 error page. Default null
• --help — print help
• --version — print version

Usage as Grunt.js task

1. Install node-srv locally

$ npm i node-srv

2. Load task into your Gruntfile

grunt.loadTasks('node-srv');

3. Configure as multitask

grunt.initConfig({
    srv: {
        server1: {
            port: 4001,
            '404': './404.html'
            index: 'index.htm',
            keepalive: false
        },
        server2: {
            port: 4002,
            logs: true
        },
    }
});

4. Run task

$ grunt srv:server2

Extending server

You can extend server class.

const Server = require('node-srv');

class MyServer extends Server {
    log(string) {
        console.log(string);
    }
}

Handlers

You can add custom handlres specific path patterns (like minimatch).

Parameters way:

const Server = require('node-srv');

new Server({
    // options
    port: 8000
}, {
    // routes
    '**/*.md': 'markdown', // handler name for handlers list
    '_healthcheck': (params, resolve) => { // direct handler function
        resolve({
            body: `OK: ${params.method} ${params.uri}`, // "OK: GET /_healthcheck"
            code: 200,
            headers: {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'}
        });
    }
}, {
    markdown: (params, resolve, reject) => { // handlers key-value list
        markdown.renderFile(params.file).then( html => {
            resolve({
                body: html,
                code: 200,
                headers: {'Content-Type': 'text/html'}
            }, (error) => {
                if (error.code === 'ENOENT') {
                    reject({handler: 'notFound'});
                } else {
                    reject({error});
                }
            });
        });
    }
});

Extend way:

const Server = require('node-srv');

class MyServer extends Server {
    routes() {
        return {
            '**/*.md': 'markdown',
            '_healthcheck': (params, resolve) => {
                ... // as in parameters
            }
        };
    }
    handlers() {
        return {
            markdown: (params, resolve, reject) => {
                ... // as in parameters
            }
        }
    }
}

new MyServer();

You can return HTTP code or Promise object (and resolve HTTP code).

Default handlers:

• file — response file
• notFound — response error 404 page (default or optional)
• timeout — response timeout page (by default on request timeout)
• serverError — response error 500 page. Define error code by reject({code: 403}) and page will return that.
• options — response for OPTIONS request method (CORS)

You can override its with any way.

Breaking changes from 2.x to 3.x

CLI options:

• -r, --root removed. Use arguments: old node-srv --root ../web, new node-srv ../web
• --404 renamed to --not-found
• -k shortcut removed from --key. Use only full flag
• -c shortcut removed from --cert. Use only full flag

Program API:

• class arguments changed
• handlers architecture changed