gistfile1.js

var http = require('http');

// Instantiate a new server
var server = new http.server();

// Bind to port 8080 and address 'localhost'
server.bind(8080, 'localhost');

// Listen for incoming connections
server.listen(function(request) {
   
   // Log the request referrer
   console.log(request.headers.referrer);
   
   // Write some headers 
   request.response.headers['content-type'] = 'text/html';
   request.response.write('im writing some data');
   request.response.write('and some more data');
   
   // Send the first data to the client
   request.response.flush();
   
   // Write some more data
   request.response.write('and some more data');

   // This closes and flushes the stream
   // Headers are sent with the first flush!
   request.response.send();
});