simple-updatable-website v1.1.3

simple-updatable-website

Simple updatable website for Node.js with both client and server.

Allows a client to remotely update the static files served without restarting the server using a secret value established.

Usage

// Server 
var website = require('simple-updatable-website')
var http = require('http')
var express = require('express')
var path = require('path')
var fs = require('fs')

var app = express()
website.route(app, {
    public: 'path to public folder',
    secret: 'secret'
})

var httpServer = http.createServer(app)
httpServer.listen()

// Client
website.upload([
    'path to file 1',
    'path to file 2'
]), 'hostname', 'secret', function () {
    console.log('done')
})

website.route(app, opts)

Add the (opts.secret)/upload route to app for uploading files.

app is an express app

opts are options with the following default values:

  {
    public: path.join(__dirname, 'public'),
    secret: 'uSCmsUmzC2sJx1jWqZ8yy6zQ1vA8NXNKAJqPWcqw' 
  }

opts.secret should be changed to another alphanumeric value for security.

website.upload(files, hostname, secret, protocol, cb)

Upload files on the server.

files is an array of file paths

hostname is the hostname of the server or 'ip-address:port'

secret is the secret used by the server

protocol is optional, defaults to 'http://'

cb(err) is called when the upload is complete

MIT. Copyright (c) Erick Lavoie.