Simple Node.js HTTP Server
Installation
- Install the npm package
npm install @jakecyr/simple-node-server - Import the module to your project (see example below)
Usage
After installing installing the framework, create a new instance of Simple and start creating your server:
// import simple framework
const Simple = require('@jakecyr/simple-node-server');
// create new simple server with logging
let app = new Simple(true);
app
.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.end('nothing here yet');
})
.get('/some-json', (req, res) => {
res.json({ task: 'Task 1' });
})
.listen(8080, '0.0.0.0', () => {
console.log('Listening');
});Middleware
- All request types support middleware functions
- The last function must end the response
- All route handler functions are executed in the order they are specified
Example:
function log(req, res, next) {
console.log('LOG VISIT', req.url);
next();
}
// add middleware to log page url visited to server console
app.get('/', log, (req, res) => {
res.end('Visit has been logged');
});Query Parameters
Parse query parameters as needed using the request object in a handler function. Example:
app.get('/echo-name', (req, res) => {
const queryParams = req.query();
res.end(queryParams.name);
})Body Parsing
Parse a payload body as needed using the request object in a handler function. Example:
app.post('/', async (req, res) => {
// wait for all payload data to parse
const payload = await req.body();
// echo back the payload to the client
res.json(payload);
})