Basic node HTTP Server

gistfile1.js

var http = require('http');
var url = require('url');

var host = '127.0.0.1';
var port = 8080;

var zones = ["P9_11","P9_13","P9_15","P9_17","P9_21","P9_23","P9_25","P9_27","P9_28","P9_26","P9_24","P9_22","P9_18","P9_16","P9_14","P9_12"];
var rain = 'P9_29';
var button = 'P9_30';  


http.createServer(function (req, res) {
    var q = url.parse(req.url,true);
    console.log(q);

    if(q.pathname == '/zones'){
        sendJSON(res, zones);
    
    } else {
        // everything else gets a 404 not found
        throw404(res);
    }

}).listen(port, host);

function sendJSON(response, data){
    response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'});
    response.write(JSON.stringify(data));
    response.end(); 
    return;    
           
}

function throw404(response){
    response.writeHead(404, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
    response.write("404 Not Found\n");
    response.end();
    return;        
}

console.log('Server running at '+host+':'+port);