/** * 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'); * }) * * http.createServer(app).listen(3000); * * Installation: * * $ npm install connect * * Middleware: * * - [basicAuth](https://github.com/expressjs/basic-auth-connect) basic http authentication * - [cookieParser](https://github.com/expressjs/cookie-parser) cookie parser * - [compress](https://github.com/expressjs/compression) Gzip compression middleware * - [csrf](https://github.com/expressjs/csurf) Cross-site request forgery protection * - [directory](https://github.com/expressjs/serve-index) directory listing middleware * - [errorHandler](https://github.com/expressjs/errorhandler) flexible error handler * - [favicon](https://github.com/expressjs/favicon) efficient favicon server (with default icon) * - [json](https://github.com/expressjs/body-parser) application/json parser * - [logger](https://github.com/expressjs/morgan) request logger with custom format support * - [methodOverride](https://github.com/expressjs/method-override) faux HTTP method support * - [responseTime](https://github.com/expressjs/response-time) calculates response-time and exposes via X-Response-Time * - [session](https://github.com/expressjs/session) session management support with bundled MemoryStore * - [static](https://github.com/expressjs/serve-static) streaming static file server supporting `Range` and more * - [timeout](https://github.com/expressjs/timeout) request timeouts * - [urlencoded](https://github.com/expressjs/body-parser) application/x-www-form-urlencoded parser * - [vhost](https://github.com/expressjs/vhost) virtual host sub-domain mapping middleware * - [bodyParser](bodyParser.html) extensible request body parser * - [multipart](multipart.html) multipart/form-data parser * - [cookieSession](cookieSession.html) cookie-based session support * - [staticCache](staticCache.html) memory cache layer for the static() middleware * - [limit](limit.html) limit the bytesize of request bodies * - [query](query.html) automatic querystring parser, populating `req.query` * * Links: * * - list of [3rd-party](https://github.com/senchalabs/connect/wiki) middleware * - GitHub [repository](http://github.com/senchalabs/connect) * */