This gist is to climb a static server, with just one command, to test the examples of several projects that need a web server. Usage: $ npm install express; curl -ks https://gist.github.com/joaoneto/6085097/raw/761598ddb44f390179617702740fe7fbf62f6187/demo.js | node

demo.js

var express = require('express'),
  app = express(),
  port = process.argv[2] || process.env.PORT || 9000,
  webroot = process.argv[3] || process.env.WEBROOT || './demo';
app
  .use(express.bodyParser())
  .use(express.cookieParser())
  .use(app.router)
  .use(express.static(__dirname + '/' + webroot))
  .listen(port, function () { console.log('Demo is running on: http://localhost:' + port); });

Default usage:

$ npm install express; curl -ks https://gist.github.com/joaoneto/6085097/raw/761598ddb44f390179617702740fe7fbf62f6187/demo.js | node

Changing PORT:

$ npm install express; curl -ks https://gist.github.com/joaoneto/6085097/raw/761598ddb44f390179617702740fe7fbf62f6187/demo.js | PORT=8080 node

Changing WEB_ROOT folder:

$ npm install express; curl -ks https://gist.github.com/joaoneto/6085097/raw/761598ddb44f390179617702740fe7fbf62f6187/demo.js | WEBROOT=./public node

Changing PORT and WEB_ROOT:

$ npm install express; curl -ks https://gist.github.com/joaoneto/6085097/raw/761598ddb44f390179617702740fe7fbf62f6187/demo.js | PORT=8080 WEBROOT=./public node