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ack-node

Common server-side functionality, wrapped in one package, the Acker way

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Installation

$ npm install ack-node --save

Usage

var ack = require('ack-node')

Modules

ack.promise

See ack-p for full details

executed already running promise

ack.promise('val1','val2').then((v1,v2)=>console.log(v1,v2))

ack.Promise

Traditional resolve/reject promise

ack.Promise((res,rej)=>{}).then()

ack.ip

Internet Protocol address functionality

/** matches 192.168 and other internal network ips */
ack.ip('192.168.0.0').isPrivate()
 
/** matches host machine ips */
ack.ip('127.0.0.0').isHost()

ack.path - system directory functionality

See ack-path for full details

//created directory if not existant
ack.path(__dirname).paramDir().then()
 
//string manipulation
ack.path(__dirname).join('a','b','c.js').path// = __dirname/a/b/c.js
 
//string manipulation
ack.path('/test/file.js').removeExt().path// = /test/file
 
//string manipulation
ack.path('/test/file').removeExt().path// = /test/file
 
//string manipulation
ack.path('/test/file.js').removeFile().path// = /test/
 
//string manipulation
ack.path('/test/').removeFile().path// = /test/
 
//path delete promise
ack.path(__dirname).delete().then()
 
ack.path(__dirname).sync().exists()//NONASYNC

ack.file

System file functionality

See ack-path for full details

ack.file(__dirname).delete().then()
ack.file(__dirname).getMimeType()//Ex: application/javascript
ack.file(__dirname).stat().then(stats=>stats.size)
ack.file(__dirname).write(string).then()
ack.file(__dirname).append(string).then()
 
//string manipulations
ack.file(__dirname).join('test-file.js').path
ack.file(__dirname).Join('test-file.js').path//creates new instance, leaving original alone
ack.file(__dirname).join('test-file.js').removeExt().path//Manipulates path by removing one file extension

ack.jwt

json web tokens. See jsonwebtoken for full details

var payload = {some:'data',hello:'world'}
var signed = ack.jwt(payload,'your-secret-key').sign()
 
ack.jwt(signed,'your-secret-key').verify().then(payload)

ack.req

Outbound http/https requests based on functionality provived by request

Send Example

ack.req(url)
.send()
.then((body,response)=>console.log(body))
.catch(e=>console.error(e))

Send Example Without Promise Spread

ack.req(url).set('spread',false)
.send()
.then(response=>console.log(response.body))
.catch(e=>console.error(e))

Post Example

ack.req(url).post(data)
.then((body,response)=>console.log(body))
.catch(e=>console.error(e))

Put Example

ack.req(url).put(data)
.then((body,response)=>console.log(body))
.catch(e=>console.error(e))

Delete Example

ack.req(url).delete()
.then((body,response)=>console.log(body))
.catch(e=>console.error(e))

ack.reqres

Request response handler

sendJson(variable, pretty)

app.use((req,res)=>{
  ack.reqres(req,res).sendJSON( {hello:"world"} )
})

send file

app.use((req,res)=>{
  const reqres = ack.reqres(req,res)
  reqres.input.header('content-type','application/pdf')
  reqres.send( pdfVar )
})

ack.router

Access to Middleware

const ackRouters = require('ack-node').router()

Mix with Connect or Express

var app = require('express')()//common request routing app
 
//Ignore fav.ico, timeout in 3000ms, and all requests will be gzipped if applicable
app.get('/', ackRouters.ignoreFavors(), ackRouters.timeout(3000), ackRouters.compress)

Router Table of Contents

.cacheFor(seconds)
  • return middleware that sets cache-control header for every request
.notFound( optional_message )
  • optional_message: default='Not Found - ${path}'
.timeout(ms, options)
  • returns middleware that forces requests to timeout. Uses npm connect-timeout
.compress(options)
  • returns middleware that GZIP requests. See npm compression
.cors(options)
  • returns middleware for cross orgin services
  • options {origin:'url-string'}. No options means allow all. See package cors
.relocate(url)
  • return middleware that pushes requests to a new url
.ignoreFavors()
  • returns middleware that 404s requests matching typical fav.ico files
.closeDevErrors()
  • returns middleware that closes errors with crucial details needed during development
.htmlCloseError(options)
  • Returns universal error handler middleware
  • options {debug:true/false, debugLocalNetwork:true}
.jsonCloseError(options)
  • returns middleware that handles errors with JSON style details
  • options {debug:true/false, debugLocalNetwork:true}
.closeProductionErrors()
  • returns middleware that conditions errors returned to provide useful responses without exact detail specifics on excepetions thrown
.consoleNonProductionErrors(options)
  • returns middleware that conditions errors returned to provide useful responses with exact detail specifics on excepetions thrown
.urlVarAsAuthHeader(varName)
  • returns middleware that upgrades a url variable into an Authorization header
.cookieAsAuthHeader(varName)
  • returns middleware that upgrades a cookie variable into an Authorization header
.jwt(secret,options)
  • returns middleware that handles the processing of JWT

  • options {...}

    • requestKeyName: 'auth'//where parsed data will live (aka as requestProperty)
.logging(format,options)

returns middleware that makes server logging colorful and useful. Request-end result logging. See npm morgan.

  • format
    • default dev env format: 'dev' aka ':method :url :status :res[content-length] - :response-time ms'
    • default pro env format: ':http-version/:method :url-short :colored-status :res[content-length] - :response-time ms :remote-addr :remote-user'
    • "url-short" is a custom made morgan.token()
    • "colored-status" is a custom made morgan.token()
.logToArray(options)

returns middleware the records requests to an array of specified maxLength. Uses .logging(format,options)

  • options
    • array:[]
    • maxLength:25
.errorsToArray(options)

returns middleware the records errors to an array of specified maxLength

  • options
    • array:[]
    • maxLength:25
.uploadByName(name, options)
  • returns middleware that uploads files. Creates req.files array
  • **options - see function paramUploadOptions
.methodNotAllowed(message)
  • returns middleware that throws 405 errors on request
.throw(ErrorOrMessage)
  • returns middleware that throws 400 errors on request
.parseBody(options)
  • returns middleware that parses request bodies into request.body object
  • options
.parseMultipartFields()
  • returns middleware that parse multi-part requests. Creates request.body which contains all form post fields

NOTE: Cannot be used with any other multipart reader/middleware. Only one middleware can read a stream

.uploadOneByName(name, options)
  • returns middleware that uploads only one file. Creates req[name] file
  • options - see function paramUploadOptions
    • Cannot be used with any other multipart reader/middleware. Only one middleware can read a stream
    • Any BODY/POST variables will be parsed and made available as req.body
.uploadOneByNameToPath(name, path, options)
  • for more information see uploadOneByName
  • name - input file field name expected to receive file on
  • path - exact file path or if folder path, then file upload name will be used
  • options - see function paramUploadOptions

NOTES:

  • Cannot be used with any other multipart reader/middleware. Only one middleware can read a stream
  • Any BODY/POST variables will be parsed and made available as req.body
.uploadArrayByName(name, options)
  • returns middleware that uploads an array of files. Creates req[name] array
  • options - see function paramUploadOptions
    • Cannot be used with any other multipart reader/middleware. Only one middleware can read a stream
    • Any BODY/POST variables will be parsed and made available as req.body
.localNetworkOnly(message)
  • returns middleware that only allows local network requests
.noRobots()
  • returns middleware that responds with a text/plain message of "User-agent: *\rDisallow: /"

ack-x

Additional lower level functionality is provided by ack-x

Date Example

require('ack-node').date().now().mmddyyyy()

The above and many more examples of modules provided by ack-x can be seen here

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