adhoc
v0.2.0
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Start a web server in that directory. This instant! (like python -m SimpleHTTPServer on steroids)
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Adhoc: the Web Dev's Lil' Helper
Start a web server in that directory. This instant!
(like python -m SimpleHTTPServer
on steroids)
- Start a lightweight web server from anywhere with a single command
- No need to repeatedly press [F5] (reload) or even start your browser!
- Instantly see changes to web pages after saving an asset (simultaneously from multiple browsers!)
- View most pertinent server log information at a glance
- Navigate to a local WIP web site from your browser
Simple Installation:
npm -g install adhoc
How to Use:
$ ls
index.html style.css script.js image.png
$ adhoc
The adhoc server is now hosting c:/wip-site/ at http://localhost:80/
Started live reload server on port 35729
Hit CTRL-C to stop the servers. Launching your default browser...
GET 200 54ms - 11.16kb /
GET 200 9ms - 5.20kb /style.css
GET 200 45ms - 97.63kb /script.js
...
...
Edit index.html, script.js, style.css, or image.png... watch all your browsers refresh automatically!
Usage Instructions:
adhoc [options] [path]
-n, --nobrowser supress automatic browser launch
-v, --verbosity=NUM server log level 0 to 4 [default: 3]
-p, --port=NUM port to use [default: 80]
-r, --noreload supress live reload
-c, --nocolors supress colors
-t, --ttl=SECONDS browser cache time (in seconds) [default: 0]
-i, --index=FILENAME default index filename [default: index.html]
-h, --help display this help
Copyright John-Kim Murphy
Based on http-server