lite-web-server

lite-web-server

The npm package to create simple web server.

This will load files from ./public/ directory if it's not specified.

Install

npm i lite-web-server

Example

This server will load files from ./public/ directory.

var { WebServer } = require("lite-web-server")
var server = new WebServer()

server.start()

If you want to specify the directory to load a file, use the code below.

var { WebServer } = require("lite-web-server")
var server = new WebServer({
  dir: "./public_html/"
})

server.start()

API

WebServer(options)

Constructor

options

port (optional)

Type: Number

Default: 3000

new WebServer({
  port: 3000
})

directory (optional)

Type: String

Default: ./public/

The directory to load the file.

new WebServer({
  dir: "./public_html/"
})

notfound (optional)

Type: String (html code)

Default: 404 Not Found

new WebServer({
  notfound: "<center><h1>File was not found on this server.</h1></center>"
})

GetContentType(name)

Function

name

Type: String

Type a filename to get http header content-type.

var { GetContentType } = require("lite-web-server")

var htmlname = "example.html"
var contenttype = GetContentType(htmlname)
console.log(contenttype) // "text/html"

var pngname = "image.png"
var contenttype = GetContentType(pngname)
console.log(contenttype) // "image/png"

License

© chasyumen 2021. Released under the MIT license