stdserve v1.1.4

stdserve

Simple command-line http server for stdout, a file or a piece of text

This utility is intended to be used in local environment

Installation

via npm

$ npm install -g stdserve

This will install stdserve globally and can be accessed via command-line using stdserve command

Usage

Serve text content

# serve a file
$ cat a.txt | stdserve

serve a simple text

$ echo "Hello World" | stdserve

or

$ stdserve -b "Hello World"

If you open `localhost:3000` on browser, you can see the content being served( content of `a.txt` or `Hello world`).
> By default it uses `localhost` and port `3000`. To specify host use `-h` and for port use `-p` option

Share a file over `LAN`

at the serving end

$ cat a.txt | stdserve -h 192.168.1.1 -p 1234

or

$ stdserve -h 192.168.1.1 -p 1234 < a.txt

at the receiving end

$ curl 192.168.1.1:1234 -o a.txt

Serve content from `stdin`
> Useful when you have large peice of text copied on clipboard and you want to serve it without creating a file

$ stdserve

The above command prompts for `input`. Paste or type the content and press `Enter`(new line) and `Ctrl+D`

$ stdserve -p 1234

press Ctrl+D

If you check `localhost:1234` on browser you can see `Hello World` appears in bold
# Available Options
|Option|Description|Default|Requirement
| ---- | --------- | ----- | ----- |
|`-p`|Port to use|`3000`|optional
|`-h`|Host address|`localhost`|optional
|`-b`|Response Body(text to serve)||optional
|`-H`|HTTP Headers(ex: `-H "Content-Type:application/json" -H ".."`)||optional