express-repl-toolkit v1.1.0

express-repl-toolkit

Handy tools to play with express 4+ based apps in repl. Should also work with things like loopback :)

Useage:

var app = express(); // Should work also with express-based framewroks like loopback.
var replServer = require('express-repl-toolkit')(app);

Then when you run node <YOUR_SERVER_SCRIPT> you'll got a express.js attached to the repl as app :). Then explore the app instance in your terminal .

Or you can wrap it with something like this:

var replFlag = process.argv.filter(function(arg) {
  return /^--repl$/i.test(arg);
}).length;
if (replFlag){
	var replServer = require('express-repl-toolkit')(app);
}

Tools:

Type help in repl to list available commands,

Currently available commands:

tm - Trace middleware mounted in the system.

tr("METHOD /PATH") - Trace route, method default to GET if not provided.

lr - List routes of mounted on current app recursively.

catchReq - Capture next request as reference, then you can explore it in repl console.

Work in progress. Welcome for new suggestions.

Try:

npm start or node example --repl

Screenshot: