Node itself can serve static files without express or any other module..?

Question

I am beginner in the field of node js.No idea how to send simple request from url Like :- http://localhost:9999/xyz/inde.html my file hierarchy is

server.js
xyz         


        

Answer 1

It's ridiculous to attempt to create a node application without npm dependencies, because the base of nodejs is just that -- a base. Unless you feel like implementing entire protocols, you're better off using a minimal, well maintained npm module that does that for you. That said, here is the very basic thing you asked for (without MiME, eTags, caching, etc, etc):

var basePath = __dirname;
var http = require('http');
var fs = require('fs');
var path = require('path');

http.createServer(function(req, res) {
    var stream = fs.createReadStream(path.join(basePath, req.url));
    stream.on('error', function() {
        res.writeHead(404);
        res.end();
    });
    stream.pipe(res);
}).listen(9999);