directorytree.js

const http = require('http')

const hostname = '127.0.0.1'
const port = 3000

//modified from this original: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11194287/convert-a-directory-structure-in-the-filesystem-to-json-with-node-js/11194896
function files() {
  var fs = require('fs'),
    path = require('path')

  function dirTree(filename) {
    var stats = fs.lstatSync(filename),
      info = {
        path: filename,
        name: path.basename(filename)
      }

    if (stats.isDirectory()) {
      info.type = 'folder'
      info.children = fs.readdirSync(filename).map(function(child) {
        return dirTree(filename + '/' + child)
      })
    } else {
      info.type = 'file'
    }

    return info
  }

  var util = require('util')
  var output = dirTree('vue/')

  return JSON.stringify(output)
}

const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
  res.statusCode = 200
  res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
  res.end(files())
})

server.listen(port, hostname, () => {
  console.log(`Server running at http://${hostname}:${port}/`)
})