Node-Server

What is this?

This is a simple nodejs server, it has zero dependancy!

Features

• [x] zero dependancy
• [x] basic route handler
• [x] serve static files
• [x] read request query string and post body
• [x] basic cookies and session
• [x] basic template enggine
• [x] Handle POST Body for both JSON, multipart, and url-encoded

Requirement

• nvm
• nodejs >= v20.16.0
• yarn

Cloning

git clone https://github.com/deckyfx/sea-builder.git

Make sure nvm is installed, and install node version 20.16.0, visit https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm for more detail

Set node version

nvm use

Check node version

node --version

it should return

v20.17.0

Make sure yarn is installed, if not use

npm install --global yarn

Install dependecies

yarn install

Latest Version

1.0.6

Usage

Install with

npm i @decky.fx/node-server

See example folder

import { server, any, onError, get, post, routes } from "../src/index";

const hostname = "0.0.0.0";
const port = 3000;

any("/", async function _any(handle) {
  handle.json({ result: "OK" });
  return true;
});

post("/test", async function _post(handle) {
  handle.json({ result: "OK" });
  return true;
});

get("/html", async function _html(handle) {
  handle.html(handle.readFile("assets", "public", "file.html"));
  return true;
});

onError(async function _error(handle) {
  const { req, res, ...data } = handle;
  console.log(data);
});

server.listen(port, hostname, () => {
  console.log(`Server running at http://${hostname}:${port}/`);
});

API

server

The server object created by node:http

get(path: string, handler: RouteHandler)

Add GET route

post(path: string, handler: RouteHandler)

Add POST route

put(path: string, handler: RouteHandler)

Add PUT route

del(path: string, handler: RouteHandler)

Add DELETE route

option(path: string, handler: RouteHandler)

Add OPTIONS route

any(path: string, handler: RouteHandler)

Add route catching any methods

route(path: string, handler: RouteHandler, method: Method = GET)

Add route for method xxx

up()

Flag the server as up

down()

Flag the server as down for maintenance

setCORS(flag: boolean)

Flag CORS enabled / disabled, if enabled, response will send extra headers for CORS handler, and when adding POST route will also adds OPTIONS route to same path to handle preflight request

setPublicDir(...paths: string[])

Set public dir to serve static files, default is ./public

setUploadDir(...paths: string[])

Set default upload dir, default is ./uploads

onError(callback: RouteHandler)

Add hooks when error happened during request route parsing

onFile(callback: RouteHandler)

Add hooks that trigger before a default File handler triggered

onIndex(callback: RouteHandler)

Add hooks that trigger before a default Index handler triggered

routes()

Return current configured routes

template(path: string, data: any): string

Render template and generate string data of rendered template

text(res: http.ServerResponse, data: string)

Send basic string to connected client

json(res: http.ServerResponse, data: any)

Send basic string of JSON stringified data to connected client

file(...path_chunks: string[])

Send static file contents to connected client

redirect(path: string)

Redirect client to new path

RouteHandler: (handle: HTTPHandler) => Promise<booelan|void|null|undefined>

The callback that called when a route is handled, starting from 1.0.5, the callback only provide single argument, a HTTPHandler instance

HTTPHandler

The Handler data passed when trigger RouteHandler.

The Handler would have the following readonly properties:

• cookies?: Cookie
• error?: Error
• method: RequestMethod
• path: string
• path_data?: Record<string, any>
• qs?: Record<string, any>
• session?: Session
• status: number
• type: RequestType
• req: http.IncomingMessage
• res: http.ServerResponse

The Handler would have the following methods:

text(data: any)

Send and end request with text

json(data: any, status: number = 200)

Send and end request with json data

html(data: string, status: number = 200)

Send and end request with html string data

redirect(url: string, status: number = 302)

Send and end request with redirect header

err(error: Error, status: number = 500)

Send and end request with error

cors()

Send headers for CORS

template(template: string, data?: any): string

Process a template file and return the string result

readFile(...paths: string[])

Read file as string data

sendFile(disposition: boolean = true, ...paths: string[])

Send file response, as file download when disposition = true, or as common HTTP file response (eg: js, css, image)

Cookie

Cookie instance has the following methods

get()

Return all cookies

set(res: http.ServerResponse, name: string, value: any)

Set a cookie

remove(res: http.ServerResponse, name: string)

remove

clear(res: http.ServerResponse)

clear all cookies

Session

Session instance has the following methods

get()

Return all sessions

set(name: string, value: any)

Set a session

remove(name: string)

remove a session

clear()

clear all sessions

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