docvy-server v0.1.0

docvy-server

The Docvy Server

table of contents:

• installation
• terminal usage
• programmatic usage
• API endpoints
• todo
• license

installation:

Using npm:

⇒ npm install docvy-server

usage:

This component may be used programmatically, as in the docvy application, or from the terminal as a stand-alone application.

terminal usage:

Help information for terminal usage:

⇒ docvy-server

  docvy-server: The Docvy Server

      H, help        show this help information
      V, version     show version information
      s, start       start server
      t, status      show status of server
      x, stop        stop server

  See https://github.com/docvy/app for feature requests and bug reports

Starting application:

⇒ docvy-server start --port=9432 --attach

Enabling debug output:

⇒ docvy-server start --debug

programmatic usage:

var server = require("docvy-server");

server.start([options , callback])

• options (Object):
  • port (Number): port to start server on
• callback (Function):
  • On success, called with no arguments passed
  • On failure, called with an error object passed

server.stop(callback)

• callback (Function): called once the server has stopped receiving new connections. Note that the existing connections will be serviced till completion.

API:

URL endpoints to use after starting server:

• browsing directories
• reading files
• serving plugin content
• listing installed plugins
• installing new plugins
• uninstalling plugins
• graceful shutdown

Browsing directories:

GET /files/

See query parameters.

Reading files:

GET /file/

See query parameters.

Also:

• expects (ArrayString): array of content-type to return the data in

Success Response [Schema Reference]:

{
  "type": "<MIME>",
  "data": "<content-of-file-after-conversion>"
}

Serving Plugin Content:

GET /plugins/www/:pluginName

Path Parameters:

• pluginName: name of plugin

This serves the files packaged in the plugin from the root directory (of the plugin).

Listing installed plugins:

GET /plugins/list/

Success Response [Schema Reference]:

{
  "plugins": [
    {
      "name": "<pluginName>",
      "version": "<pluginVersion>",
      "icon": "<URL-to-plugin-icon"
    }
  ]
}

Installing new plugins:

POST /plugins/install/:pluginName

Path Parameters:

• pluginName: name of plugin

Success Response [Schema Reference]:

{
  "installed": "<pluginName>"
}

Uninstalling plugins:

DELETE /plugins/uninstall/:pluginName

Path Parameters:

• pluginName: name of plugin

Success Response [Schema Reference]:

{
  "uninstalled": "<pluginName>"
}

Graceful Shutdown of Server:

DELETE /stop/

Success Response [Schema Reference]:

{
  "message": "acknowledged"
}

license:

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2015 Forfuture LLC we@forfuture.co.ke Copyright (c) 2015 GochoMugo mugo@forfuture.co.ke