Node.js express listen for a file
//In terminal - run: //npm install - to download the necessary modules. //node server.js - to run the server file in node. var express = require('express'); //connect to the express module var app = express(); //instantiate object of express as app //listen for the index page app.get('/',function(req, res){ //req - is the request from the browser (an event) //res - is the response you send back //in this case we send back the text to the browser - a nice welcome message res.send('Welcome to the the best page ever'); });//from w w w . j ava 2s. c o m //listen for a file called hello.txt app.get('/hello.txt', function(req,res){ //this response populates the page hello.txt when you visit res.send('Hello World'); }); //set the port we want to listen on - //once we set this node will keep running until we quit it, control-C //to visit these pages go to localhost:8080 in your browser app.listen(8080); console.log('Listening on port 8080, press control-C to quit');