Handy for when working on single-page apps
npm install -g server-herehere(if you're in a folder with files you want to serve)
here --dir [directory to load files from] --port [port to use]
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6-Line Static file server
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| #! /usr/bin/env node | |
| var express = require('express') | |
| , args = require('optimist').argv | |
| , path = require('path') | |
| , app = express() | |
| , pathName = args.d || args.dir || './' | |
| , port = args.p || args.port || 3000 | |
| app.use(express.static(path.join(process.cwd(), pathName))); | |
| app.listen(port, function() { | |
| console.log('Listening on port '+port+' serving files from '+pathName) | |
| }); |
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| { | |
| "name": "server-here", | |
| "version": "0.0.0", | |
| "description": "Starts a web server. Here. In this directory.", | |
| "main": "index.js", | |
| "bin": { | |
| "here": "./index.js" | |
| }, | |
| "dependencies": { | |
| "express": "~3.4.0", | |
| "optimist": "~0.6.0" | |
| }, | |
| "devDependencies": {}, | |
| "scripts": { | |
| "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1" | |
| }, | |
| "repository": { | |
| "type": "git", | |
| "url": "https://gist.github.com/6187251.git" | |
| }, | |
| "author": "", | |
| "license": "BSD", | |
| "readmeFilename": "README.md", | |
| "gitHead": "931313e904128b59674276831797a4c6b44c7b58" | |
| } |
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Hey it's more than 6 lines now ;)