coaster v0.1.0

Coaster.js

Coaster.js is a tiny web framework that provides a template engine (underscore) and some basic restful abstractions to help you to handle all your favorite HTTP requests, including GET, POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE with the utmost ease.

Installation Instructions

npm install coaster

Basic Usage

mkdir <app_name>
cd <app_name>
touch app.js
mkdir templates

in your app.js file, type the following to get started:

var Coaster = require('./lib/coaster');
var app = new Coaster();
var port = process.argv[2] || 5000;
app.define('/test', function(req, res) {
    res.send('This is a test of /test');
});

app.listen(port);

Then run your app with node app.js and open a webbrowser to localhost:5000/test.