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# serve-static
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## Install
This is a [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) module available through the [npm registry](https://www.npmjs.com/). Installation is done using the [`npm install` command](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/installing-npm-packages-locally):
```sh $ npm install serve-static ```
## API
<!-- eslint-disable no-unused-vars -->
```js var serveStatic = require('serve-static') ```
### serveStatic(root, options)
Create a new middleware function to serve files from within a given root directory. The file to serve will be determined by combining `req.url` with the provided root directory. When a file is not found, instead of sending a 404 response, this module will instead call `next()` to move on to the next middleware, allowing for stacking and fall-backs.
#### Options
##### acceptRanges
Enable or disable accepting ranged requests, defaults to true. Disabling this will not send `Accept-Ranges` and ignore the contents of the `Range` request header.
##### cacheControl
Enable or disable setting `Cache-Control` response header, defaults to true. Disabling this will ignore the `immutable` and `maxAge` options.
##### dotfiles
Set how "dotfiles" are treated when encountered. A dotfile is a file or directory that begins with a dot ("."). Note this check is done on the path itself without checking if the path actually exists on the disk. If `root` is specified, only the dotfiles above the root are checked (i.e. the root itself can be within a dotfile when set to "deny").
- `'allow'` No special treatment for dotfiles. - `'deny'` Deny a request for a dotfile and 403/`next()`. - `'ignore'` Pretend like the dotfile does not exist and 404/`next()`.
The default value is similar to `'ignore'`, with the exception that this default will not ignore the files within a directory that begins with a dot.
##### etag
Enable or disable etag generation, defaults to true.
##### extensions
Set file extension fallbacks. When set, if a file is not found, the given extensions will be added to the file name and search for. The first that exists will be served. Example: `['html', 'htm']`.
The default value is `false`.
##### fallthrough
Set the middleware to have client errors fall-through as just unhandled requests, otherwise forward a client error. The difference is that client errors like a bad request or a request to a non-existent file will cause this middleware to simply `next()` to your next middleware when this value is `true`. When this value is `false`, these errors (even 404s), will invoke `next(err)`.
Typically `true` is desired such that multiple physical directories can be mapped to the same web address or for routes to fill in non-existent files.
The value `false` can be used if this middleware is mounted at a path that is designed to be strictly a single file system directory, which allows for short-circuiting 404s for less overhead. This middleware will also reply to all methods.
The default value is `true`.
##### immutable
Enable or disable the `immutable` directive in the `Cache-Control` response header, defaults to `false`. If set to `true`, the `maxAge` option should also be specified to enable caching. The `immutable` directive will prevent supported clients from making conditional requests during the life of the `maxAge` option to check if the file has changed.
##### index
By default this module will send "index.html" files in response to a request on a directory. To disable this set `false` or to supply a new index pass a string or an array in preferred order.
##### lastModified
Enable or disable `Last-Modified` header, defaults to true. Uses the file system's last modified value.
##### maxAge
Provide a max-age in milliseconds for http caching, defaults to 0. This can also be a string accepted by the [ms](https://www.npmjs.org/package/ms#readme) module.
##### redirect
Redirect to trailing "/" when the pathname is a dir. Defaults to `true`.
##### setHeaders
Function to set custom headers on response. Alterations to the headers need to occur synchronously. The function is called as `fn(res, path, stat)`, where the arguments are:
- `res` the response object - `path` the file path that is being sent - `stat` the stat object of the file that is being sent
## Examples
### Serve files with vanilla node.js http server
```js var finalhandler = require('finalhandler') var http = require('http') var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
// Serve up public/ftp folder var serve = serveStatic('public/ftp', {'index': ['index.html', 'index.htm']})
// Create server var server = http.createServer(function onRequest (req, res) { serve(req, res, finalhandler(req, res)) })
// Listen server.listen(3000) ```
### Serve all files as downloads
```js var contentDisposition = require('content-disposition') var finalhandler = require('finalhandler') var http = require('http') var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
// Serve up public/ftp folder var serve = serveStatic('public/ftp', { 'index': false, 'setHeaders': setHeaders })
// Set header to force download function setHeaders (res, path) { res.setHeader('Content-Disposition', contentDisposition(path)) }
// Create server var server = http.createServer(function onRequest (req, res) { serve(req, res, finalhandler(req, res)) })
// Listen server.listen(3000) ```
### Serving using express
#### Simple
This is a simple example of using Express.
```js var express = require('express') var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
var app = express()
app.use(serveStatic('public/ftp', {'index': ['default.html', 'default.htm']})) app.listen(3000) ```
#### Multiple roots
This example shows a simple way to search through multiple directories. Files are look for in `public-optimized/` first, then `public/` second as a fallback.
```js var express = require('express') var path = require('path') var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
var app = express()
app.use(serveStatic(path.join(__dirname, 'public-optimized'))) app.use(serveStatic(path.join(__dirname, 'public'))) app.listen(3000) ```
#### Different settings for paths
This example shows how to set a different max age depending on the served file type. In this example, HTML files are not cached, while everything else is for 1 day.
```js var express = require('express') var path = require('path') var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
var app = express()
app.use(serveStatic(path.join(__dirname, 'public'), { maxAge: '1d', setHeaders: setCustomCacheControl }))
app.listen(3000)
function setCustomCacheControl (res, path) { if (serveStatic.mime.lookup(path) === 'text/html') { // Custom Cache-Control for HTML files res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=0') } } ```
## License
[MIT](LICENSE)
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