BasicServe

A basic static file http server for development.

No frills, no dependencies, no hassle.

Usage

> basicServe -h

Usage: basicServe [options] <directory_to_serve>

Options:

  -h, --help    output usage information
  -p, --port    listen port (default: 8080)

Output

First, logs served directory and server URL.

Then, logs one line per request, with request URL, served file, and content type (if recognized).

Example:

> basicServe public -p 12345
serving public at http://localhost:12345
/ -> public/index.html (text/html)
/bundle.js -> public/bundle.js (text/javascript)
/favicon.svg -> public/favicon.svg (image/svg+xml)

Path Mappings

The following request paths are mapped:

• / -> /index.html

Status Codes

One of two status codes will be returned, depending on whether a file was found at the requested path:

• 200 OK
• 404 Not Found

Content Types

The extension of the file served is used to determine the content type.

The following extensions are recognized:

• .apng -> image/apng
• .bmp -> image/bmp
• .css -> text/css
• .cur -> image/x-icon
• .html -> text/html
• .gif -> image/gif
• .gzip -> application/gzip
• .ico -> image/x-icon
• .jfif -> image/jpeg
• .jpeg -> image/jpeg
• .jpg -> image/jpeg
• .js -> text/javascript
• .json -> application/json
• .otf -> font/otf
• .pdf -> application/pdf
• .pjp -> image/jpeg
• .pjpeg -> image/jpeg
• .png -> image/png
• .sfnt -> font/sfnt
• .svg -> image/svg+xml
• .tif -> image/tiff
• .tiff -> image/tiff
• .ttf -> font/ttf
• .txt -> text/plain
• .webp -> image/webp
• .woff -> font/woff
• .woff2 -> font/woff2
• .xml -> application/xml
• .zip -> application/zip

Files with unrecognized extensions will be served without a content type.