diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0bee08..45c1c4e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ For the examples below, we assume we're in a project directory looking like this
└── package.json
```
-All paths/routes are specified using [express syntax](http://expressjs.com/guide/routing.html#route-paths).
+All paths/routes are specified using [express syntax](http://expressjs.com/guide/routing.html#route-paths). To run the example projects linked below, clone the project, move into the example directory specified, run `ws`.
### Static site
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ $ ws
serving at http://localhost:8000
```
+[Example](https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server/tree/master/example/simple).
+
### Single Page Application
You're building a web app with client-side routing, so mark `index.html` as the SPA.
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ By default, typical SPA urls (e.g. `/user/1`, `/login`) would return `404 Not Fo
*If a static file at the requested path exists (e.g. `/css/style.css`) then serve it, if it does not (e.g. `/login`) then serve the specified SPA and handle the route client-side.*
+[Example](https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server/tree/master/example/spa).
+
### Access Control
By default, access to all files is allowed (including dot files). Use `--forbid` to establish a blacklist:
@@ -49,6 +53,8 @@ $ ws --forbid '*.json' '*.yml'
serving at http://localhost:8000
```
+[Example](https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server/tree/master/example/forbid).
+
### URL rewriting
Your application requested `/css/style.css` but it's stored at `/build/css/style.css`. To avoid a 404 you need a rewrite rule:
@@ -86,6 +92,8 @@ Map local requests for repo data to the Github API:
$ ws --rewrite '/:user/repos/:name -> https://api.github.com/repos/:user/:name'
```
+[Example](https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server/tree/master/example/rewrite).
+
### Stored config
Use the same port and blacklist every time? Persist it to `package.json`:
@@ -160,6 +168,8 @@ You can set additional mime-type/extension mappings, or override the defaults by
}
```
+[Example](https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server/tree/master/example/mime-override).
+
#### Log Visualisation
Instructions for how to visualise log output using goaccess, logstalgia or gltail [here](https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server/blob/master/doc/visualisation.md).
@@ -210,26 +220,61 @@ serving at http://localhost:8100
## API Reference
+
+* [local-web-server](#module_local-web-server)
+ * [localWebServer([options])](#exp_module_local-web-server--localWebServer) ⇒ [KoaApplication](https://github.com/koajs/koa/blob/master/docs/api/index.md#application)
⏏
+ * [~rewriteRule](#module_local-web-server--localWebServer..rewriteRule)
+
-### localWebServer([options]) ⏏
-Returns a Koa application
+### localWebServer([options]) ⇒ [KoaApplication](https://github.com/koajs/koa/blob/master/docs/api/index.md#application)
⏏
+Returns a Koa application you can launch or mix into an existing app.
**Kind**: Exported function
**Params**
- [options] object
- options
- - [.static] object
- koajs/static config
+ - [.static] object
- koa-static config
- [.root] string
- root directory
- - [.options] string
- options
+ - [.options] string
- [options](https://github.com/koajs/static#options)
- [.serveIndex] object
- koa-serve-index config
- [.path] string
- root directory
- - [.options] string
- options
- - [.forbid] Array.<string>
- a list of forbidden routes.
+ - [.options] string
- [options](https://github.com/expressjs/serve-index#options)
+ - [.forbid] Array.<string>
- A list of forbidden routes, each route being an [express route-path](http://expressjs.com/guide/routing.html#route-paths).
+ - [.spa] string
- specify an SPA file to catch requests for everything but static assets.
+ - [.log] object
- [morgan](https://github.com/expressjs/morgan) config
+ - [.format] string
- [log format](https://github.com/expressjs/morgan#predefined-formats)
+ - [.options] object
- [options](https://github.com/expressjs/morgan#options)
+ - [.compress] boolean
- Serve gzip-compressed resources, where applicable
+ - [.mime] object
- A list of mime-type overrides, passed directly to [mime.define()](https://github.com/broofa/node-mime#mimedefine)
+ - [.rewrite] [Array.<rewriteRule>](#module_local-web-server--localWebServer..rewriteRule)
- One or more rewrite rules
+ - [.verbose] boolean
- Print detailed output, useful for debugging
**Example**
```js
const localWebServer = require('local-web-server')
localWebServer().listen(8000)
```
+
+#### localWebServer~rewriteRule
+The `from` and `to` routes are specified using [express route-paths](http://expressjs.com/guide/routing.html#route-paths)
+
+**Kind**: inner typedef of [localWebServer](#exp_module_local-web-server--localWebServer)
+**Properties**
+
+| Name | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| from | string
| request route |
+| to | string
| target route |
+
+**Example**
+```json
+{
+ "rewrite": [
+ { "from": "/css/*", "to": "/build/styles/$1" },
+ { "from": "/npm/*", "to": "http://registry.npmjs.org/$1" },
+ { "from": "/:user/repos/:name", "to": "https://api.github.com/repos/:user/:name" }
+ ]
+}
+```
* * *
diff --git a/jsdoc2md/README.hbs b/jsdoc2md/README.hbs
index 1262a26..846871e 100644
--- a/jsdoc2md/README.hbs
+++ b/jsdoc2md/README.hbs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ For the examples below, we assume we're in a project directory looking like this
└── package.json
```
-All paths/routes are specified using [express syntax](http://expressjs.com/guide/routing.html#route-paths).
+All paths/routes are specified using [express syntax](http://expressjs.com/guide/routing.html#route-paths). To run the example projects linked below, clone the project, move into the example directory specified, run `ws`.
### Static site
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ $ ws
serving at http://localhost:8000
```
+[Example](https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server/tree/master/example/simple).
+
### Single Page Application
You're building a web app with client-side routing, so mark `index.html` as the SPA.
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ By default, typical SPA urls (e.g. `/user/1`, `/login`) would return `404 Not Fo
*If a static file at the requested path exists (e.g. `/css/style.css`) then serve it, if it does not (e.g. `/login`) then serve the specified SPA and handle the route client-side.*
+[Example](https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server/tree/master/example/spa).
+
### Access Control
By default, access to all files is allowed (including dot files). Use `--forbid` to establish a blacklist:
@@ -49,6 +53,8 @@ $ ws --forbid '*.json' '*.yml'
serving at http://localhost:8000
```
+[Example](https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server/tree/master/example/forbid).
+
### URL rewriting
Your application requested `/css/style.css` but it's stored at `/build/css/style.css`. To avoid a 404 you need a rewrite rule:
@@ -86,6 +92,8 @@ Map local requests for repo data to the Github API:
$ ws --rewrite '/:user/repos/:name -> https://api.github.com/repos/:user/:name'
```
+[Example](https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server/tree/master/example/rewrite).
+
### Stored config
Use the same port and blacklist every time? Persist it to `package.json`:
@@ -160,6 +168,8 @@ You can set additional mime-type/extension mappings, or override the defaults by
}
```
+[Example](https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server/tree/master/example/mime-override).
+
#### Log Visualisation
Instructions for how to visualise log output using goaccess, logstalgia or gltail [here](https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server/blob/master/doc/visualisation.md).
diff --git a/lib/cli-options.js b/lib/cli-options.js
index c070500..1940a35 100644
--- a/lib/cli-options.js
+++ b/lib/cli-options.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = {
},
{
name: 'compress', alias: 'c', type: Boolean,
- description: 'Enable gzip compression, reduces bandwidth.', group: 'server'
+ description: 'Serve gzip-compressed resources, where applicable', group: 'server'
},
{
name: 'forbid', alias: 'b', type: String, multiple: true, typeLabel: '[underline]{path} ...',
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports = {
},
{
name: 'rewrite', alias: 'r', type: String, multiple: true, typeLabel: '[underline]{expression} ...',
- description: "A list of URL rewrite rules, e.g. '/from -> /to'", group: 'server'
+ description: "A list of URL rewrite rules. For each rule, separate the 'from' and 'to' routes with '->'. Whitespace surrounded the routes is ignored. E.g. '/from -> /to'", group: 'server'
},
{
name: 'spa', alias: 's', type: String, typeLabel: '[underline]{file}',
diff --git a/lib/local-web-server.js b/lib/local-web-server.js
index fc450c8..b935642 100644
--- a/lib/local-web-server.js
+++ b/lib/local-web-server.js
@@ -11,18 +11,27 @@ let debug
module.exports = localWebServer
/**
- * Returns a Koa application
+ * Returns a Koa application you can launch or mix into an existing app.
*
* @param [options] {object} - options
- * @param [options.static] {object} - koajs/static config
+ * @param [options.static] {object} - koa-static config
* @param [options.static.root] {string} - root directory
- * @param [options.static.options] {string} - options
+ * @param [options.static.options] {string} - [options](https://github.com/koajs/static#options)
* @param [options.serveIndex] {object} - koa-serve-index config
* @param [options.serveIndex.path] {string} - root directory
- * @param [options.serveIndex.options] {string} - options
- * @param [options.forbid] {string[]} - a list of forbidden routes.
+ * @param [options.serveIndex.options] {string} - [options](https://github.com/expressjs/serve-index#options)
+ * @param [options.forbid] {string[]} - A list of forbidden routes, each route being an [express route-path](http://expressjs.com/guide/routing.html#route-paths).
+ * @param [options.spa] {string} - specify an SPA file to catch requests for everything but static assets.
+ * @param [options.log] {object} - [morgan](https://github.com/expressjs/morgan) config
+ * @param [options.log.format] {string} - [log format](https://github.com/expressjs/morgan#predefined-formats)
+ * @param [options.log.options] {object} - [options](https://github.com/expressjs/morgan#options)
+ * @param [options.compress] {boolean} - Serve gzip-compressed resources, where applicable
+ * @param [options.mime] {object} - A list of mime-type overrides, passed directly to [mime.define()](https://github.com/broofa/node-mime#mimedefine)
+ * @param [options.rewrite] {module:local-web-server~rewriteRule[]} - One or more rewrite rules
+ * @param [options.verbose] {boolean} - Print detailed output, useful for debugging
*
* @alias module:local-web-server
+ * @return {external:KoaApplication}
* @example
* const localWebServer = require('local-web-server')
* localWebServer().listen(8000)
@@ -244,3 +253,27 @@ function mockResponses (options) {
process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason, p) => {
throw reason
})
+
+/**
+ * The `from` and `to` routes are specified using [express route-paths](http://expressjs.com/guide/routing.html#route-paths)
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```json
+ * {
+ * "rewrite": [
+ * { "from": "/css/*", "to": "/build/styles/$1" },
+ * { "from": "/npm/*", "to": "http://registry.npmjs.org/$1" },
+ * { "from": "/:user/repos/:name", "to": "https://api.github.com/repos/:user/:name" }
+ * ]
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @typedef rewriteRule
+ * @property from {string} - request route
+ * @property to {string} - target route
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @external KoaApplication
+ * @see https://github.com/koajs/koa/blob/master/docs/api/index.md#application
+ */
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bac763d..a08818f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{
"name": "local-web-server",
- "version": "1.0.0-alpha.3",
+ "version": "1.0.0-alpha.4",
"description": "A simple web-server for productive front-end development",
"bin": {
"ws": "./bin/cli.js"