Flail is a hosts manager

If U R looking for a http proxy lib, look here

Flail is a hosts manager build for nodejs server or worker

Also can be used like a util for look up is IP setted local.

What changed

remove the safeuse. Don't watch the system file. rename the use => load

How to get this?

If U R using Mac

sudo npm install -g flail 

If U R Windows_NT user

npm install -g flail

If U get some error like "Cannot find module 'flail'", see how to resolve the windows path;

How to check is IP setted?

If only check is IP setted at localhost, just

var flail = require('flail');
var hosts = flail.load();
var list = flail.get('10.21.225.13');
if (list['flail.com']) {
  // YES flail.com has added
}

or

var flail = require('flail');
var hosts = flail.load();
var ret = flail.get('10.21.225.13', 'flail.com');
if (ret) {
  // YES flail.com has added
}

How to set a host

Use flail.set can set a host to local.

var flail = require('flail');
var ip = '127.0.0.1';
var address1 = 'a.com b.com c.com d.com';
var address2 = ['e.com','f.com'];
flail.set(ip, address1);
flail.set(ip, address2);

When the bash exit with no reason

Flail support for backup with $user/.flail/hosts.bak for your hosts;

How to use this?

if U use this only check localhost setting

var flail = require('flail');
var hosts = flail.load();
// load the hosts files
flail.get('localhost');

Take a test with demo

node test/test.js

About me

I'm a Web-Developer, living in Hangzhou China.

How to keep connect with me.

U can post an email or a issue at github

Thank you for install flail~