gulp-webserver-ext
v0.9.1-1
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Gulp plugin to run a local webserver with LiveReload
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gulp-webserver
Streaming gulp plugin to run a local webserver with LiveReload
Hint: This is a rewrite of gulp-connect
Install
$ npm install --save-dev gulp-webserver
Usage
The gulp.src('root')
parameter is the root directory of the webserver. Multiple directories are possible.
var gulp = require('gulp');
var webserver = require('gulp-webserver');
gulp.task('webserver', function() {
gulp.src('app')
.pipe(webserver({
livereload: true,
directoryListing: true,
open: true
}));
});
Options
Key | Type | Default | Description |
--- | --- | --- | --- |
host
| String | localhost
| hostname of the webserver
port
| Number | 8000
| port of the webserver
path
| String | /
| path to the webserver
livereload
| Boolean/Object | false
| whether to use livereload. For advanced options, provide an object. You can use the 'port' property to set a custom live reload port and the filter
function to filter out files to watch. The object also needs to set enable
property to true (e.g. enable: true
) in order to activate the livereload mode. It is off by default.
directoryListing
| Boolean/Object | false
| whether to display a directory listing. For advanced options, provide an object with the 'enable' property set to true. You can use the 'path' property to set a custom path or the 'options' property to set custom serve-index options.
fallback
| String | undefined
| file to fall back to (relative to webserver root)
open
| Boolean/String | false
| open the localhost server in the browser. By providing a String you can specify the path to open (for complete path, use the complete url http://my-server:8080/public/
) .
https
| Boolean/Object | false
| whether to use https or not. By default, gulp-webserver
provides you with a development certificate but you remain free to specify a path for your key and certificate by providing an object like this one: {key: 'path/to/key.pem', cert: 'path/to/cert.pem'}
.
middleware
| Function/Array | []
| a connect middleware function or a list of middleware functions
proxies
| Array | []
| a list of proxy objects. Each proxy object can be specified by {source: '/abc', target: 'http://localhost:8080/abc', options: {headers: {'ABC_HEADER': 'abc'}}}
.
FAQ
Why can't I reach the server from the network?
Solution: Set 0.0.0.0
as host
option.
How can I use html5Mode
for my single page app with this plugin?
Solution: Set the index.html
of your application as fallback
option. For example:
gulp.task('webserver', function() {
gulp.src('app')
.pipe(webserver({
fallback: 'index.html'
}));
});
How can I pass a custom filter to livereload?
Solution: Set enable: true
and provide filter function in filter:
property of the livereload object. For example:
gulp.task('webserver', function() {
gulp.src('app')
.pipe(webserver({
livereload: {
enable: true, // need this set to true to enable livereload
filter: function(fileName) {
if (fileName.match(/.map$/)) { // exclude all source maps from livereload
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
}
}));
});
How can I kill the running server?
Solution: Either by pressing Ctrl + C
or programmatically like in this example:
var stream = gulp.src('app').pipe(webserver());
stream.emit('kill');