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connect-history-api-fallback

Provides a fallback for non-existing directories so that the HTML 5 history API can be used.

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What is connect-history-api-fallback?

The connect-history-api-fallback package is a middleware for Connect and Express-based web servers. It is designed to redirect requests for non-existent files to a specified file, often used in single-page applications (SPAs) where the routing is handled client-side by JavaScript. This allows the server to seamlessly hand off routing responsibilities to the client, ensuring that deep linking works correctly and that users can refresh pages without receiving 404 errors.

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Basic Usage with Express

This code demonstrates how to integrate connect-history-api-fallback with an Express server. It redirects all requests to the 'public' directory unless the file exists, making it ideal for SPAs.

const express = require('express');
const history = require('connect-history-api-fallback');

const app = express();
app.use(history());
app.use(express.static('public'));

app.listen(3000);

Custom Options

This example shows how to use connect-history-api-fallback with custom options, such as specifying a custom index file and enabling verbose logging for debugging purposes.

const express = require('express');
const history = require('connect-history-api-fallback');

const app = express();
app.use(history({
  index: '/index.html',
  verbose: true
}));
app.use(express.static('public'));

app.listen(3000);

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