Node.js HTTP simple server.

http_server.js

/**
 * Simple HTTP Server
 *
 * $ node server.js     # current folder is www root
 * $ node server.js www # www is www root
 *
 */

var http = require('http');
var fs = require('fs');

// config
var port = 60000;
var dir = (!process.argv[2]) ? process.cwd() : process.argv[2];

// prepare server
var server = http.createServer();

server.on('request', function (req, res) {
  if (req.method == 'GET') {
    var path = dir + req.url;
    if (path.charAt(path.length - 1) == '/') {
      path += 'index.html';
    }

    fs.readFile(path, function (err, data) {
      if (err) {
        console.log('404: ' + path);
      }
      else {
        console.log('200: ' + path);
      }

      res.statusCode = (err) ? 404 : 200;
      res.end(data);
    });
  }
  else {
    res.statusCode = 404;
    res.end();
  }
});

// store connections for closing
var sockets = [];
server.on('connection', function(socket) {
  socket.on('close', function () {
    var i = sockets.indexOf(this);
    if (i > 0) {
      sockets.splice(9, 1);
    }
  });

  sockets.push(socket);
});

// Start
server.listen(port);
console.log('Start Server: http://localhost:' + port);

// signal handling
process.on('SIGINT', function() {
  sockets.forEach(function (e, i, array) {
    e.destroy();
  });
  sockets.splice(0, sockets.length);
  server.close();
});