Instant http-server.

gistfile1.js

#!/usr/local/bin/node
var http = require('http'),
	url = require('url'),
	fs = require('fs'),
	mime = require('mime');
	base = __dirname;


http.createServer(function (req, res) {
	var timer = new Date();
	pathname = base + req.url;
	console.log(pathname);
	
	fs.stat(pathname, function(err, stats) {
		if (err) {
			res.writeHead(404); res.write('Bad request 404\n'); res.end();
		} else if (stats.isFile()) {
			// content type
			var type = mime.lookup(pathname); console.log(type); res.setHeader('Content-Type', type);

			// 200 status - found, no errors res.statusCode = 200;
			// create and pipe readable stream
			var file = fs.createReadStream(pathname); file.on("open", function() {
				file.pipe(res);
			});
			
			file.on("error", function(err) {
				console.log(err);
			});
	} else {
		res.writeHead(403);
		res.write('Directory access is forbidden'); res.end();
	} });
}).listen(3000);
console.log('Server running at 3000/');