vp-static-server

Simple static server using express static middle-ware

Getting Started

Install

Global

npm install vp-static-server -g

Project dependency

npm install vp-static-server --save

GIT

git clone https://github.com/victor-perez/vp-static-server.git

Usage

global

vp-static-server [options]

or

vpss [options]

node

node bin/server [options]

npm run

this works only by npm > 2

npm run server -- [options]

npm start

will always run node bin/server -c ./vp-static-server.json

npm start

scripting

1var server = require('vp-static-server'),
2    options = {},
3    app = server(options); //returns Express application

Options

cli, node & npm run

-r   --root          Document root to use [./]                                  
-a   --host          Address to use [0.0.0.0]                                   
-p   --port          Port to use [0] ( auto select )
-o   --open          Open server URL in your default browser [true]
-s   --https         Create a ssl server ( HTTPS ) [false]
     --https-cert    CERT file for ssl server [ssl/127.0.0.1.cert]
     --https-key     KEY file for ssl server [ssl/127.0.0.1.key]
     --static-*      Express.static options:                                    
                     --static-dotfiles       [ignore]                           
                     --static-etag           [true]                             
                     --static-index          [index.html]                       
                     --static-lastmodified   [true]                             
                     --static-maxage         [0]                                
                     --static-redirect       [true]                             
                     more info http://expressjs.com/4x/api.html#express.static  
-c   --config        Path to the configuration file                             
-h   --help          Print this list and exit.                                  

config.json

Name	Type	Default	Description
root	string	./	Document root to use
host	string	0.0.0.0	Address to use
port	number	0	Port to use 0 = auto select
open	boolean	true	Open server URL in your default browser
https	boolean|object	false	Create a ssl server ( HTTPS ), if true it will use ssl/127.0.0.1.(cert|key)
https.cert	string	ssl/127.0.0.1.cert	CERT file for ssl server
https.key	string	ssl/127.0.0.1.key	KEY file for ssl server
static	object	{}	Express.static options [http://expressjs.com/4x/api.html#express.static]

example

1{
2    "root": "./",
3    "static": {
4        "dotfiles": "ignore",
5        "etag": true,
6        "index": "index.html",
7        "lastModified": true,
8        "maxAge": 0,
9        "redirect": true
10    },
11    "host": "0.0.0.0",
12    "port": 3000,
13    "open": true,
14    "https": false
15}

scripting

Name	Type	Default	Description
root	string	./	Document root to use
host	string	0.0.0.0	Address to use
port	number	0	Port to use 0 = auto select
open	boolean	true	Open server URL in your default browser
https	boolean|object	false	Create a ssl server ( HTTPS ), if true it will use ssl/127.0.0.1.(cert|key)
https.cert	string	ssl/127.0.0.1.cert	CERT file for ssl server
https.key	string	ssl/127.0.0.1.key	KEY file for ssl server
static	object	{}	Express.static options [http://expressjs.com/4x/api.html#express.static]

example

1var server = require('vp-static-server'),
2    options = {
3        root: "./",
4        static: {
5            dotfiles: "ignore",
6            etag: true,
7            index: "index.html",
8            lastModified: true,
9            maxAge: 0,
10            redirect: true
11        },
12        host: "0.0.0.0",
13        port: 3000,
14        open: true,
15        https: false
16    },
17    app = server(options); //returns express application

example delay start

if you want to add middleware before the static middleware you can set autostart to false and call yourself vpStart() to start the server

1var server = require('vp-static-server'),
2    options = {
3        root: "./",
4        static: {
5            dotfiles: "ignore",
6            etag: true,
7            index: "index.html",
8            lastModified: true,
9            maxAge: 0,
10            redirect: true
11        },
12        host: "0.0.0.0",
13        port: 3000,
14        open: true,
15        https: false
16    },
17    app = server(options, false); //returns express application
18    .use((req, res, next) = > {
19        console.log('log');
20        next();
21    });
22	//start the server
23    app.vpStart();

Testing

npm test