Basic HTTP Server

Author: Carlos Andrés Escalona Contreras

Proposed by: Javier Solis

Main file: HTTPServer.js
Created: 20/04/2021
Updated: 20/04/2021

Installation

git clone https://github.com/CarlosAEC-KS/HTTPServer

Testing

npm run test

Start

npm run start

Description

: Basic web server using http server using following structure:
(Note: When a route does not exist, proper HTTP error message and HTTP status code are returned.)

Available routes and HTTP methods:

Endpoint	Method	Description
/	GET	Displays a welcome message.
/books	GET	Returns a list from a .txt file.
/books	POST	Appends a new element to the .txt file after receiving it in JSON format.
/books	DELETE	Clears the content of the .txt file.
/file-viewer	GET	Displays a file content from an internal directory. Name of file should be passed via query parameter.
/server-status	GET	Displays a JSON showing hostname, cpus available, architecture, uptime, userinfo, and memory available.

Json Example:

{
  "title": "Welcome to my blog",
  "description": "This is my personal Web Page"
}