connect.js

#!/usr/bin/env node
var connect = require('connect'),
    cwd = process.cwd(),
    sys = require('sys');

var usage = ''
    + '\x1b[1mUsage\x1b[0m: connect [options] [PATH]\n'
    + '\n'
    + '\x1b[1mOptions\x1b[0m:\n'
    + '  -v, --version Output connect version\n'
    + '  -p, --port    Port to listen to (defaults to 8080)\n'
    + '  -H, --host    Host to listen to (defaults to all)\n'
    + '  -h, --help    Output help information\n';

var port = 8080;

var host = null;
    
var args = process.argv.slice(2),
    path = '.';
while (args.length) {
    var arg = args.shift();
    switch (arg) {
        case '-h':
        case '--help':
            abort(usage);
            break;
        case '-p':
        case '--port':
            port = Number(args.shift());
            break;
        case '-H':
        case '--host':
            host = args.shift();
            break;
        case '-v':
        case '--version':
            abort(connect.version);
            break;
        default:
            path = arg;
    }
}

var server = connect.createServer(
  connect.staticProvider(cwd)
);

server.listen(port, host);

sys.error('HTTP server listening on http://' + (host ? host : '*') + ':' + port);

/**
 * Exit with the given `str`.
 *
 * @param {String} str
 */

function abort(str) {
    sys.error(str);
    process.exit(1);
}