express-boot

A simple Express middleware to start and stop the server.

Install

sudo npm install --save express-boot

Usage

var app = require('express')();
var boot = require('express-boot');

/*...*/

//At the end, start the server
if(require.main === module){
    boot(app).start();
} else {
//In case you want to use app in your tests.
  module.exports = app;
}
 

Then run:

npm start

If you want to use app.set to set your port then just pass app to boot()

Socket.io

var app = require('express')();
var boot = require('express-boot')(app);
var io = require('socket.io')(boot().server);

API

boot(app, port)

• Accepts the Express app and/or port number

boot().start()

• Starts the Express server

boot().close()

• Closes the Express server

boot().server

• Returns the http server

boot().app

• Returns the Express app

boot.version

• Returns boot's version

boot.config(opt)

• Configures boot

Options

//default
{
  appName: 'Express app',
  port: process.env.PORT || 3000,
  debug: true
}

Test

npm test

Changelog

Latest:

0.0.1

• Initial Commit

0.0.2

• Updated readme

0.0.3

• Port now defaults to port.env.PORT || 3000.
• Updated readme