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# serve-static
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## Install
```sh
$ npm install serve-static
```
## API
```js
var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
```
### serveStatic(root, options)
Create a new middleware function to serve files from within a given root
directory. The file to serve will be determined by combining `req.url`
with the provided root directory. When a file is not found, instead of
sending a 404 response, this module will instead call `next()` to move on
to the next middleware, allowing for stacking and fall-backs.
#### Options
##### acceptRanges
Enable or disable accepting ranged requests, defaults to true.
Disabling this will not send `Accept-Ranges` and ignore the contents
of the `Range` request header.
##### cacheControl
Enable or disable setting `Cache-Control` response header, defaults to
true. Disabling this will ignore the `maxAge` option.
##### dotfiles
Set how "dotfiles" are treated when encountered. A dotfile is a file
or directory that begins with a dot ("."). Note this check is done on
the path itself without checking if the path actually exists on the
disk. If `root` is specified, only the dotfiles above the root are
checked (i.e. the root itself can be within a dotfile when set
to "deny").
- `'allow'` No special treatment for dotfiles.
- `'deny'` Deny a request for a dotfile and 403/`next()`.
- `'ignore'` Pretend like the dotfile does not exist and 404/`next()`.
The default value is similar to `'ignore'`, with the exception that this
default will not ignore the files within a directory that begins with a dot.
##### etag
Enable or disable etag generation, defaults to true.
##### extensions
Set file extension fallbacks. When set, if a file is not found, the given
extensions will be added to the file name and search for. The first that
exists will be served. Example: `['html', 'htm']`.
The default value is `false`.
##### fallthrough
Set the middleware to have client errors fall-through as just unhandled
requests, otherwise forward a client error. The difference is that client
errors like a bad request or a request to a non-existent file will cause
this middleware to simply `next()` to your next middleware when this value
is `true`. When this value is `false`, these errors (even 404s), will invoke
`next(err)`.
Typically `true` is desired such that multiple physical directories can be
mapped to the same web address or for routes to fill in non-existent files.
The value `false` can be used if this middleware is mounted at a path that
is designed to be strictly a single file system directory, which allows for
short-circuiting 404s for less overhead. This middleware will also reply to
all methods.
The default value is `true`.
##### index
By default this module will send "index.html" files in response to a request
on a directory. To disable this set `false` or to supply a new index pass a
string or an array in preferred order.
##### lastModified
Enable or disable `Last-Modified` header, defaults to true. Uses the file
system's last modified value.
##### maxAge
Provide a max-age in milliseconds for http caching, defaults to 0. This
can also be a string accepted by the [ms](https://www.npmjs.org/package/ms#readme)
module.
##### redirect
Redirect to trailing "/" when the pathname is a dir. Defaults to `true`.
##### setHeaders
Function to set custom headers on response. Alterations to the headers need to
occur synchronously. The function is called as `fn(res, path, stat)`, where
the arguments are:
- `res` the response object
- `path` the file path that is being sent
- `stat` the stat object of the file that is being sent
## Examples
### Serve files with vanilla node.js http server
```js
var finalhandler = require('finalhandler')
var http = require('http')
var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
// Serve up public/ftp folder
var serve = serveStatic('public/ftp', {'index': ['index.html', 'index.htm']})
// Create server
var server = http.createServer(function onRequest (req, res) {
serve(req, res, finalhandler(req, res))
})
// Listen
server.listen(3000)
```
### Serve all files as downloads
```js
var contentDisposition = require('content-disposition')
var finalhandler = require('finalhandler')
var http = require('http')
var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
// Serve up public/ftp folder
var serve = serveStatic('public/ftp', {
'index': false,
'setHeaders': setHeaders
})
// Set header to force download
function setHeaders(res, path) {
res.setHeader('Content-Disposition', contentDisposition(path))
}
// Create server
var server = http.createServer(function onRequest (req, res) {
serve(req, res, finalhandler(req, res))
})
// Listen
server.listen(3000)
```
### Serving using express
#### Simple
This is a simple example of using Express.
```js
var express = require('express')
var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
var app = express()
app.use(serveStatic('public/ftp', {'index': ['default.html', 'default.htm']}))
app.listen(3000)
```
#### Multiple roots
This example shows a simple way to search through multiple directories.
Files are look for in `public-optimized/` first, then `public/` second as
a fallback.
```js
var express = require('express')
var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
var app = express()
app.use(serveStatic(__dirname + '/public-optimized'))
app.use(serveStatic(__dirname + '/public'))
app.listen(3000)
```
#### Different settings for paths
This example shows how to set a different max age depending on the served
file type. In this example, HTML files are not cached, while everything else
is for 1 day.
```js
var express = require('express')
var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
var app = express()
app.use(serveStatic(__dirname + '/public', {
maxAge: '1d',
setHeaders: setCustomCacheControl
}))
app.listen(3000)
function setCustomCacheControl (res, path) {
if (serveStatic.mime.lookup(path) === 'text/html') {
// Custom Cache-Control for HTML files
res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=0')
}
}
```
## License
[MIT](LICENSE)
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