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Executes Express.js application as a CGI program

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[EXPERIMENTAL; Not tested well] Executes Express.js application as CGI program.

  • Since this library is not tested well, please be HIGHLY CAREFUL with using this in production.
  • This library may be uncompatible with some CGI executors.

Requirements

  • Express.js (tested with 4.x)
    • For TypeScript, @types/express is necessary to build
  • Node.js >=10

Example

#!/usr/bin/env node
const express = require('express');
const cgiExpress = require('cgi-express');

const app = express();
// initialize 'app' as usual Express.js application here...

// call 'execute' with the default configuration
// (using process.stdout, process.stdin, and process.env)
cgiExpress.execute(app);

API

function execute(app: express.Application, opts?: Options): Promise<void>

Executes Express.js application as a CGI program. This function uses process.stdin, process.stdout, and process.env properties as default.

Parameters
  • app -- An Express.js application instance
  • opts -- Additional options (Options) for execution
Returns

Promise object which resolves when execution finishes

function executeCore(app: express.Application, opts?: Options & Required<Pick<Options, 'stdin' | 'stdout' | 'env'>>): Promise<void>

Executes Express.js application as a CGI program, with custom stdin/stdout/env data.

Parameters
  • app -- An Express.js application instance
  • opts -- Additional options (Options) for execution (stdin/stdout/env are not omittable)
Returns

Promise object which resolves when execution finishes

License

MIT License

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Package last updated on 04 Feb 2023

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