This package exposes a directory and its children to create, read, update, and delete operations over http.
crud-file-server [options]
This starts a file server using the specified command-line options.
-f file system path to expose over http
-p port to listen on (example, 80)
-q suppress this message
-r read only
-v virtual path to host the file server on
Example:
crud-file-server -f c:/ -p 8080 -v filez -q
var port = 80;
var path = '';
require('http').createServer(function (req, res) {
require('crud-file-server').handleRequest(port, path, req, res);
}).listen(port);
GET returns a file's contents with the correct mime type, or else the contents of a directory as html.
GET http://localhost?dir=json returns directories as json instead of html.
PUT can be used to write a file.
DELETE can be used to delete a file or folder.
POST supports two operations, rename and create directory.
POST http://localhost/newDir**?create=directory** would create a directory named newDir.
POST http://localhost/abc.html**?rename=def.html** would rename abc.html to def.html.
For further clarification, try running the example.
npm install crud-file-server
Navigate to the example directory (which should now be under node_modules/crud-file-server/example).
cd node_modules/crud-file-server/example
Run crud-file-server to host the current directory.
crud-file-server -p 3300
Now use your browser to navigate to http://localhost:3300/example.html.
You will see a simple client that lets you interact with your file system from the web browser.