gistfile1.txt

HOST = null; // localhost
PORT = 80; //run it as root, numb-nuts!!!

sys          = require("sys");
createServer = require("http").createServer;
readFile     = require("fs").readFile;
url          = require("url");


function Connection(request, response){
  if ( !(this instanceof Connection) )
       return new Connection(request, response);

  this.req = request;
  this.res = response;
  
  var parse_data = url.parse(this.req.url, true);
  this.path = parse_data.pathname;
  this.query = parse_data.query;

  return this;
};

Connection.prototype = {
  respond: function(status, body, type){
    this.res.sendHeader(status, [
      ["Content-Type", type], 
      ["Content-Length", body.length]
    ]);
                       
    this.res.write(body);
    this.res.close();
  },
  
  returnJSON: function(obj){ 
    this.respond(200, JSON.stringify(obj), "text/json");
  },
  
  returnText : function(s){ this.respond(200, s, 'text/plain');},
  notFound : function(s){ this.respond(404, s, 'text/plain');}
};

server = createServer(Connection);
server.listen(PORT, HOST);