simple webserver in nodejs

node-webserver-simple.js

var http = require('http')
, url = require('url')
, fs = require('fs')
, server;

server = http.createServer(function(req, res) {

    var path = url.parse(req.url).pathname;

    switch(path) {

    case '/test':
	res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
	res.write('itworks\n');
	res.end()
	break;
    //server up an html chat client file
    case '/':
	fs.readFile(__dirname + '/index.html', function(err, data) {
	    if(err) return send404(res);
	    res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'})
	    res.write(data, 'utf8');
	    res.end();
	});
	break;
	
    default: send404(res);
    }



});

send404 = function(res) {
    res.writeHead(404);
    res.write('404');
    res.end();
};

server.listen(8081);