local-web-server

Fires up a simple, static web server on a given port. A pure Javascript (and more reliable) alternative to $ python -mSimpleHTTPServer 8000.

Use for local web development or file sharing (directory browsing enabled). Plays well with Google Chrome Workspaces.

Install

Install Node.js, then run

$ npm install -g local-web-server

Linux/Mac users may need to run the above with sudo

Usage

Usage
$ ws <server options>
$ ws --config
$ ws --help

Server
-p, --port <number>         Web server port
-f, --log-format <string>   Access log format, written to stdout. Use one of
                          'none', 'dev', 'default', 'short', 'tiny' or 'logstalgia'
-d, --directory <string>    Root directory, defaults to the current directory
-c, --compress              Enables compression
-r, --refreshRate <number>  Statistics view refresh rate in ms. Defaults to 500.

Misc
-h, --help                  Print these usage instructions
--config                    Prints the stored config

From the folder you wish to serve, run:

$ ws
serving at http://localhost:8000

If you wish to serve a different directory, run:

$ ws -d ~/mysite/
serving /Users/Lloyd/mysite at http://localhost:8000

If you wish to override the default port (8000), use --port or -p:

$ ws --port 9000
serving at http://localhost:9000

Use a built-in or custom Connect logger format with --log-format:

$ ws --log-format short

To add compression, reducing bandwidth, increasing page load time (by 10-15% on my Macbook Air)

$ ws --compress

Storing default options

To store per-project options, saving you the hassle of inputting them everytime, store them in the local-web-server property of your project's package.json:

{
  "name": "my-project",
  "version": "0.11.8",
  "local-web-server":{
    "port": 8100
  }
}

Or in a .local-web-server.json file stored in the directory you want to serve (typically the root folder of your site):

{
  "port": 8100,
  "log-format": "tiny"
}

Or store global defaults in a .local-web-server.json file in your home directory.

{
  "port": 3000
}

All stored defaults are overriden by options supplied at the command line.

To view your stored defaults, run:

$ ws --config

Use with Logstalgia

The "default" log-format is compatible with logstalgia.

###Install Logstalgia On MacOSX, install with homebrew:

$ brew install logstalgia

Alternatively, download a release for your system from github.

Then pipe the logstalgia output format directly into logstalgia for real-time visualisation:

$ ws -f logstalgia | logstalgia -

Use with glTail

To use with glTail, write your log to disk using the "default" format:

$ ws -f default > web.log

Then specify this file in your glTail config:

servers:
    dev:
        host: localhost
        source: local
        files: /Users/Lloyd/Documents/MySite/web.log
        parser: apache
        color: 0.2, 0.2, 1.0, 1.0