@ceicc/range

range

http range request handler

Installation

npm i @ceicc/range

Usage

start by requiring http and range

const
http = require("http"),
range = require("@ceicc/range");

Then make a simple server that responds with a file based on the requested path

http.createServer((req, res) => {

 range(__dirname + req.url, req.headers.range, res, err => {
   if (err?.code === 404) return res.writeHead(404).end("Page Not Found");
   if (err?.code === 416) return res.writeHead(416).end("Range Not Satisfiable");
   if (err) {
     console.error(err);
     res.writeHead(500).end("Internal Server Error");
   }
 });

}).listen(2000);

Parameters

1. file path, starting from the current directory.

2. the requested range. null and undefined treatet as there is no range.

3. the response object.

4. an error checking function.

Errors

possible errors are:

1. File Not Found with error code: 404

2. Range Not Satisfiable with error code: 416