npm package: @stdlib/net-simple-http-server
Description: Simple HTTP server.
Author: The Stdlib Authors
Latest version: 0.2.3

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# Simple HTTP Server

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> Create a simple HTTP server.

<section class="installation">

## Installation

```bash
npm install @stdlib/net-simple-http-server
```

</section>

<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var httpServer = require( '@stdlib/net-simple-http-server' );
```

#### httpServer( \[options,] \[clbk] )

Creates a simple HTTP server.

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```javascript
// Serve from the current working directory of the calling process:
httpServer();
```

The function accepts the following options:

-   **dir**: directory from which to serve files.
-   **port**: server port. Default: `0` (i.e., randomly assigned).
-   **maxport**: max server port (used when port hunting). Default: `=port`.
-   **hostname**: server hostname.
-   **address**: server address. Default: `"0.0.0.0"`.
-   **open**: `boolean` indicating whether to launch a web browser.

By default, the server serves content from the current working directory of the calling process. To serve from an alternative directory (resolved relative to the current working directory), set the `dir` option.

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```javascript
var opts = {
    'dir': './examples'
};
httpServer( opts );
```

To obtain the `server` handle, provide a callback.

```javascript
var nextTick = require( '@stdlib/utils-next-tick' );

function onReady( error, server ) {
    if ( error ) {
        throw error;
    }
    nextTick( close );
    function close() {
        server.close();
    }
}
httpServer( onReady );
```

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

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```javascript
var httpServer = require( '@stdlib/net-simple-http-server' );

var opts = {
    'dir': './',
    'port': 7331,
    'hostname': 'localhost',
    'open': false
};

httpServer( opts, clbk );

function clbk( error, server ) {
    if ( error ) {
        throw error;
    }
    // Give the user a few seconds to open her web browser before closing the server...
    setTimeout( onTimeout, 5000 );

    function onTimeout() {
        server.close();
    }
}
```

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/net-simple-http-server-cli`][@stdlib/net-simple-http-server-cli]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">CLI package for use as a command-line utility.</span>


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