NexCode

A lightweight HTTP server with NodeTools file operations API for front-end development and debugging.

Install

npm install -g nexcode

Usage

Start HTTP server

nexcode

Or directly with Node.js:

node server.js

The server will:

• Serve static files from the dist directory (or web directory as fallback) in the current working directory
• Provide an API endpoint /api/callNative for file operations and shell commands

API

POST /api/callNative with JSON body:

{
  "methodName": "readLines",
  "args": ["./test.txt", 1, 10],
  "sessionId": "optional-session-id"
}

Available methods: exec, sleep, listFiles, readLines, replaceLines, insertLines, insertAfter, createFile, appendLines, undoEdit.

NodeTools Library

Require the library directly:

const { NodeTools } = require('nexcode/nodeTools');
const tools = new NodeTools();
const result = await tools.readLines('./file.txt', 1, 100);

License

MIT