node.js http opening static textfiles in browser

Question

If i have a httpserver in node.js that is serving a website on port 3000.

var httpserver = http.createServer(app).listen(app.get('port'), function(){
  console.log('Express server listening on port ' + app.get('port'));
});

app.get('/', function(req, res) {
  res.render('index.html');
});

I need to access a txt file located at /public/

If i for example do localhost:3000/other_site.html, if this other_site.html is in /public/ it opens it, but if the file is txt it doesn't open it.

Is there a solution to this without having to install http-request, connect or other npm modules?

Regards,

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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Can you use express? If yes,

app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'))

makes the trick.

If not, try searching the archives :) Using node.js as a simple web server

edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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answered Oct 21 '14 at 18:39

LL1138

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i use express. i added what you suggested. When calling http://localhost:3000/draw.txt i am still getting a "Cannot GET /draw.txt" – Egidi Oct 21 '14 at 18:44
try /public/draw.txt ? – LL1138 Oct 21 '14 at 18:44
Cannot GET /public/draw.txt – Egidi Oct 21 '14 at 18:46
Is the file draw.txt actually in the public folder...? – LL1138 Oct 21 '14 at 18:46

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 21 '14 at 18:35

What error you are getting ?

if you experiencing browser error, try sending response header and set Content Type text/html and retry

Example code

 fs.readFile('myfile.txt', function(error, file) {
        response.writeHead(200, {'content-type':'text/html'});
        response.end();
    });

node.js http opening static textfiles in browser

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