jsminor
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Minimal server framework
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jsminor
Minimal server framework to serve static webpages and open a websocket with clients.
Server Usage
To use jsminor, install it with npm install, then import the startServer module with:
import startServer from 'jsminor'Or import the specific functions you want with:
import {startServer, logMsg, wsSend} from './jsminor.mjs';Then you can use each function needed, for example:
logMsg('Starting server');
startServer(null, (msg, ws) => {
wsSend(ws, 'Server recieved the following message: ' + msg);
});The startServer() function takes an optional configuration object as well as a callback function that is called upon recieving a websocket message. The config object holds the folowing options (with default values specified below):
{
serverName: "LocalServer",
https: false,
serverPort: 12345,
serverAddress: "localhost",
pingInterval: 10
}These can also be set using environment variables:
SERVERNAME
HTTPS
PORT
SERVERADDRESS
PINGSECONDSThe websocket message callback function is called when a websocket message is recieved in the form function(ws, dta) where ws is a reference to the open websocket and dta is the message recieved. dta will be converted to an Object if it is valid JSON; otherwise, it will be a string.
Client Usage
Files served under the static directory will be served to clients when requested.
To utilize websockets, open a new websocket with, for example:
const skt = new WebSocket(window.location.href.replace('http://', 'ws://').replace('https://', 'wss://'));Then use skt.onmessage to specify a callback function to recieve messages, and skt.send to send messages. Here is a very simple page demonstrating sending and recieving websocket messages (put in the static directory):
<html>
<head>
<title>Example</title>
<script defer>
const skt = new WebSocket(window.location.href.replace('http://', 'ws://').replace('https://', 'wss://'));
skt.onmessage = function(event) {
document.getElementById('status').innerText = 'Last Message: ' + event.data;
}
function sendBtnClick() {
skt.send(document.getElementById('inpt').value);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p id="status">No Messages Recieved Yet</p>
<input type="text" id="inpt">
<button id="sendBtn" onclick="sendBtnClick()">Send</button>
</body>
</html>