serve-drive

HTTP drive server for entries delivery. Auto detects types like video, images, etc

npm i serve-drive

Usage

Single drive:

const ServeDrive = require('serve-drive')
const Localdrive = require('localdrive')

const drive = new Localdrive('./my-folder')
await drive.put('/index.html', Buffer.from('hi'))

const serve = new ServeDrive({ get: ({ key, filename, version }) => drive })
await serve.ready()
console.log('Listening on http://localhost:' + serve.address().port)

// Try visiting http://localhost:49833/index.html

Multiple drives:

const Localdrive = require('localdrive')
const Hyperdrive = require('hyperdrive')
const Corestore = require('corestore')

const drive1 = new Localdrive('./my-folder-a')
const drive2 = new Hyperdrive(new Corestore('./store1'))

await drive1.put('/index.html', Buffer.from('a'))
await drive2.put('/index.html', Buffer.from('b'))

const serve = new ServeDrive({
  get ({ key, filename, version }) {
    if (key === null) return drive1 // Default
    if (key.equals(drive2.key)) return drive2
    return null
  }
})

await serve.ready()
console.log('Listening on http://localhost:' + serve.address().port)

// Try visiting http://localhost:49833/index.html?key=<id-or-key>

API

const serve = new ServeDrive([options])

Creates a HTTP server that serves entries from a Hyperdrive or Localdrive.

Available query params:

• key to select which drive to use i.e. /filename?key=<id-or-key>.
• version to checkout into a specific point i.e. /filename?version=<v>.

Available options:

{
  async get ({ key, filename, version }) {}, // Return the drive or null
  async release ({ key, drive }) {}, // Called after finishing a request to optionally release the drive
  port: 49833,
  host: '0.0.0.0',
  anyPort: true,
  server: null
}

serve.getLink(filename, [options])

Generates the full API link to a file.

options includes:

{
  https: false, // Set it to true to use https (default is false)
  host: '', // Custom host + port (default is localhost:server-port)
  key: '', // Drive id or key
  version: 0 // Checkout the drive into a previous point
}

await serve.suspend()

Let the instance know you wanna suspend so it can make relevant changes.

await serve.resume()

Let the instance know you wanna resume from suspension. Will rebind the server etc.

License

Apache-2.0