Apprentice

Hey Web Frameworks!

YOU'RE FIRED!

The Apprentice makes it simple to get started creating an html and/or json web application in no time, with as little sugar as possible.

Install

npm install apprentice

Dependencies

• linchpin

npm install linchpin

Usage

var app = require('apprentice'),
  pin = require('linchpin');
 
pin.on('GET', function(req, res) { res.text('Come in to the Board Room'); });
pin.on('POST/lose', function(req, res) { res.text('You\'re fired!'); });
pin.on('PUT/win', function(req, res) { res.text('You\'re hired!'); });
pin.on('DELETE/110%', function(req, res) { res.text('Thats Great!'); });
 
app.httpServer.listen(3000);

Features

Response Macros

• text (body, status=200)

res.text is a shortcut to send a plain text response body back to the caller.

pin.on('GET', function(req, res) {res.text 'hello world');});

• json (body, status=200)

res.json is a shortcut to send a json document to the caller.

pin.on('GET', function(req, res) {res.json {foo: 'bar'});});

• html (body, status=200)

res.html is a shortcut to send a html document to the caller.

pin.on('GET', function(req, res) {res.html "<h1>Hello World</h1>");});

FAQ

How do I manage static assets

You can use filed:

pin.on('GET/favicon.ico', function(req, res) { filed("#{__dirname}/../assets/favicon.ico").pipe(res); });
pin.on 'GET/assets/*/*', function(req, res) { filed("#{__dirname}/../#{req.url}").pipe(res); });