#Simple-Syrvup Documentation

This small framework allows for server creation with easier settings for GET and POST endpoints.

##Installation

To install this package:

npm init
npm install simple-syrvup

##To Test

From: ./node-modules/simple-syrvup

npm install

npm test

##To use Simple-Syrvup:

var syrvup = require('simple-syrvup');

##Starting Server

To start the server, first set the port:

syrvup.port = <enter port value>

syrvup.server.listen(syrvup.port, () => {
  process.stdout.write('Server is running at localhost:' + syrvup.port + '\n');
});

##Setting Up Routes

Simple-Syrvup allows the creation of multiple requests to endpoints through the creation of arrays.

###GET Routes

Simple-Syrvup allows the user to set an array of objects to set the GET endpoints. The GET endpoints allow server to return text, an HTML file, or a callback function.

To set GET endpoints, in your server.js file, the command is:

syrvup.getEndpoints(getArray);

The array of objects are in the form:

var getArray =
[
  { url: '/', content: <sample text> },
  { url: '/test', content: <path to HTML file> },
  { url: '/another', content: <Callback function> }
];

Example of text:

'this is sample text'

Example of path to HTML (this file is your creation)

__dirname + '/index.html'

Example of a callback function:

function(req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
  res.write('yay');
  res.end();
}

###POST Routes

Simple-Syrvup also allows the user to set an array of objects for their POST endpoints. The POST endpoints allow the user to save the POST in JSON format at a specified location.

If no file exists at the saveLocation, a file titled "postData.json" will be created. The directory must be already created by the user.

To set POST endpoints, the command is:

syrvup.postEndpoints(postArray);

The endpoint object is in the following format:

var postArray =
[
  { url: '/', saveLocation: <directory> },
  { url: '/another-location', saveLocation: </../data/> }
];

Example format for POST request:

'{"key": "data"}'

The sample JSON file would contain this to begin:

{"count":"0"}

###PUT Routes

Simple-Syrvup allows PUT requests to be made to change your data made by POST requests. The PUT method data must be sent in JSON format.

syrvup.putEndpoints(putArray);

var putArray =
[
  { url: '/', saveLocation: <directory> },
  { url: '/another-location', saveLocation: </../data/> }
];

Example format for PUT request:

'{"#" : {"key": "data"}}'

###DELETE Routes

Simple-Syrvup allows DELETE requests to be made to delete your data made by the POST requests.

syrvup.deleteEndpoints(deleteArray);

var deleteArray =
[
  { url: '/', saveLocation: <directory> },
  { url: '/another-location', saveLocation: </../data/> }
];

Example format for DELETE request:

'{"#" : "delete"}'

###PATCH Routes

Simple-Syrvup also supports array formats for PATCH requests; however, custom callbacks must be provided by users.

syrvup.patchEndpoints(patchArray);

syrvup.patch(path, callback)

var patchArray =
[
  { url: '/another', content: <Callback function> }
];

Example of a PATCH callback function:

(req, res) => {
  res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'json/application' });
  res.write('patch made');
  res.end();
};