Server.js beta 1 released

This release marks the end of a way longer than expected development cycle and the first public release for testing. The core functionality for this version is released and will be kept compatible for the full 1.x cycle.

After 50 alpha releases — since NPM asked me not to publish 0.x versions — I am proud to release the first public-testing beta release. Feel free to install and use it under the permissive MIT license:

const server = require('server');
const { get, post } = server.router;
server(
  get('/', () => 'Hello 世界'),
  get('/html', () => '<p>I am a <strong>paragraph</strong>!</p>'),
  post('/', ctx => console.log(ctx.data))
);

Test release

The code is in a good state to be used right now and with your help I’ll be able to make it production-ready for the final 1.0.0. Right now it should work with Linux, macOS and Windows.

There are few things missing from the documentation so I do recommend everyone to use server.js only for small projects right now. But please do so, break it and report it so I can fix it!

If you have any questions about how to do something just open an issue and ask, it’ll also help building the documentation.

Next steps

Right now the documentation it’s just a stub with some parts missing or inaccurate. The idea is for the documentation to be in a usable state for the Beta 2 so devs can effectively use it and then polish it all the way to the 1.0.0. Hopefully there will be just 2–3 betas.

It is a long road, but I think I will be able to launch the second beta with usable documentation in 2–4 weeks. For people using it now there’s a specification file to make sure you know what the stable API is.

Finally and to make it truly production-ready many tests and examples must be added. I’ve been adding some — specially with unexpected bugs— but I’ll need to write many more.

Try it out!

npm install server

Then create a hello world in your index.js:

const server = require('server');
server(ctx => {
  return 'Hello world!';
});

Open http://localhost:3000/ and you’ll see it working. To know how to use it all see the official website.

I would love to know what you think, so please leave your feedback on the Hacker News thread and check the code and star it on Github.