grunt/tasks/server.js

A task-based command line build tool for JavaScript projects.

/*
 * grunt
 * https://github.com/cowboy/grunt
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2012 "Cowboy" Ben Alman
 * Licensed under the MIT license.
 * http://benalman.com/about/license/
 */

var path = require('path');

var connect = require('connect');

// ============================================================================
// TASKS
// ============================================================================

task.registerTask('server', 'Start a static web server.', function() {
  // Get values from config, or use defaults.
  var port = config('server.port') || 8000;
  var base = path.resolve(config('server.base') || '.');

  var middleware = [
    // Serve static files.
    connect.static(base),
    // Make empty directories browsable. (overkill?)
    connect.directory(base)
  ];

  // If --debug was specified, enable logging.
  if (option('debug')) {
    connect.logger.format('grunt', ('[D] server :method :url :status ' +
      ':res[content-length] - :response-time ms').magenta);
    middleware.unshift(connect.logger('grunt'));
  }

  // Start server.
  log.writeln('Starting static web server on port ' + port + '.');
  connect.apply(null, middleware).listen(port);
});