Connect is a middleware framework for node,
shipping with over 18 bundled middleware and a rich selection of
3rd-party middleware.

var app = connect()
  .use(connect.logger('dev'))
  .use(connect.static('public'))
  .use(function(req, res){
    res.end('hello world\n');
  })
 .listen(3000);

Installation

$ npm install connect

Middleware

• logger request logger with custom format support
• csrf Cross-site request forgery protection
• compress Gzip compression middleware
• basicAuth basic http authentication
• bodyParser extensible request body parser
• json application/json parser
• urlencoded application/x-www-form-urlencoded parser
• multipart multipart/form-data parser
• cookieParser cookie parser
• session session management support with bundled MemoryStore
• cookieSession cookie-based session support
• methodOverride faux HTTP method support
• responseTime calculates response-time and exposes via X-Response-Time
• staticCache memory cache layer for the static() middleware
• static streaming static file server supporting Range and more
• directory directory listing middleware
• vhost virtual host sub-domain mapping middleware
• favicon efficient favicon server (with default icon)
• limit limit the bytesize of request bodies
• query automatic querystring parser, populating req.query
• errorHandler flexible error handler

Internals

• server prototype
• connect utilities
• node monkey patches

Links

• list of 3rd-party middleware
• GitHub repository
• test documentation