node-http-server module to respond with index.html to any request

Question

I have installed a node-http-server module. I launch it from myDir on localhost port 8000. In myDir I have index.html. If I request (from the browser) http://localhost:8000/ I get index.html, which is OK and good.

If I request though http://localhost:8000/anything I do not get any response from the server.

Here's the Code I used (app.js):

const server=require('node-http-server');
var fs = require("fs");
var config = new server.Config;
config.root=__dirname;
config.server.index='index.html';

function getReq(req, res, body,enc) {
    console.log("got rewq");
    var content = fs.readFileSync('index.html', 'utf8');
    body.value = content;

}
server.deploy({port:8000});

I found that the same question asked in this link: node http-server to respond with index.html to any request . But it was for http-server module. I am using node-http-server module. I read documentation in https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-http-server. But can't find any suitable solutions. Help me with Some solutions.

If you intend to only respond with your index.html, why do you need anything more that vanilla node? The getting started example has this behavior. https://nodejs.org/en/docs/guides/getting-started-guide/ — JDunken, Jan 06 '20 at 14:27
@JDunken, I have linked a JS in index.html. In the JS, there are various routers. The index.html gets me to home page. In home page, I have a top navigation bar which route to several pages. It was working great and it was navigating properly. But when I type a certain url `http://localhost:8000/anything` in the address bar, I do not get any response from the server. it shows 404. — Paul Steven, Jan 06 '20 at 15:41
have you tried `server.onRequest=getReq;` before `server.deploy()`? https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-http-server#onrequest — JDunken, Jan 06 '20 at 16:08

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 06 '20 at 17:01

To start exploring your problem i would look at your code first.

const server=require('node-http-server');
var fs = require("fs");
var config = new server.Config;
config.root=__dirname;
config.server.index='index.html';

function getReq(req, res, body,enc) {
    console.log("got rewq");
    var content = fs.readFileSync('index.html', 'utf8');
    body.value = content;

}
server.deploy({port:8000});

GetReq() function clearly should do what you expect it to do but i dont see where you actually supply node-http-server witht his function to be called as a callback. Now lets fix your code.

const server=require('node-http-server');
var fs = require("fs");
var config = new server.Config;
config.root=__dirname;
config.server.index='index.html';

function getReq(req, res, body,enc) {
    console.log("got rewq");
    var content = fs.readFileSync('index.html', 'utf8');
    body.value = content;

}
server.deploy({port:8000}, getReq);

In short you didnt read documentation for the module, you need to pass your callback function as an option to deploy method. server.deploy({port:8000}, getReq);

node-http-server module to respond with index.html to any request

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