Specify port via -p option

README.md

@@ -14,20 +14,19 @@ $ npm install -g instant-server
 ### Usage
 
 ```
-$ instant <port>
+$ instant -p <port> [dir]
 ```
 
-If the port is omitted a free random port is used and
-`http://localhost:<random-port>` is opened in the default browser.
-
 ### Options
 
+* `-p | --port`: The port to listen to. If omitted, as free random port will be used.
 * `-q | --quiet`: Hide listening message. If no port is provided, the port will be displayed.
+* `-o | --open`: Open the default browser.
 * `--delay <ms>`: Time to wait before reloading a resource (default is 10).
 
 ### Features
 
-* Supports all major browsers including Android 2 and IE6
+* Supports all major browsers including ancient ones as Android 2 or IE6
 * No browser plugin required
 * No need to add extra script tags to your HTML pages
 * Incremental CSS updates (no page reload)

bin/instant

@@ -1,33 +1,38 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-var instant = require('instant')
-  , connect = require('connect')
-  , linger = require('linger')
-  , minimist = require('minimist')
-  , open = require('open')
-  , serveIndex = require('serve-index')
+var connect = require('connect');
+var instant = require('instant');
+var linger = require('linger');
+var minimist = require('minimist');
+var open = require('open');
+var serveIndex = require('serve-index');
 
 var argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
-  boolean: 'quiet',
+  boolean: ['quiet', 'open'],
   alias: {
+    port: 'p',
+    open: 'o',
     quiet: 'q'
   }
-})
+});
 
-var port = argv._[0]
-var root = process.cwd()
-var app = connect()
+var port = argv.port;
+var root = argv._[0] || process.cwd();
+var app = connect();
 
-console.log(argv)
-
-app
-.use(instant({ root: root, delay: argv.delay }))
+app.use(instant({ root: root, delay: argv.delay }))
 .use(serveIndex(root, { icons: true, hidden: true }))
 .listen(port, function() {
-  var listening = this.address().port
-  if (!port) open('http://localhost:' + listening)
-  if (argv.quiet && !port)
-  console.log('listening on port ' + listening + ' and waiting for changes')
-  else if (!argv.quiet)
-  linger('listening on port ' + listening + ' and waiting for changes')
-})
+  var listening = this.address().port;
+
+  if (argv.open || !port && !argv.quiet) {
+    open('http://localhost:' + listening);
+  }
+
+  if (!argv.quiet) {
+    linger('listening on port ' + listening + ' and waiting for changes');
+  }
+  else if (!port) {
+    console.log('listening on port ' + listening + ' and waiting for changes');
+  }
+});

package.json

@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
     "url": "http://github.com/fgnass/instant-server.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "connect": "~3.3.4",
-    "instant": "~1.10.0",
-    "linger": "~0.0.3",
-    "minimist": "^1.1.1",
-    "open": "~0.0.3",
-    "serve-index": "^1.6.2"
+    "connect": "^3.4.0",
+    "instant": "^1.10.0",
+    "linger": "0.0.3",
+    "minimist": "^1.2.0",
+    "open": "0.0.5",
+    "serve-index": "^1.7.2"
   }
 }