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Detecting extensions in Express.js (v3) route
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var express = require('express'), | |
app = express(); | |
app.configure(function() { | |
app.use(app.router); | |
app.use(function(req, res, next) { res.send(404); }); | |
}); | |
app.get('/:name', function(req, res, next) { | |
var re = /\.(csv|pdf)$/, | |
matches = req.params.name.match(re); | |
if (matches !== null && matches[1]) { | |
switch (matches[1]) { | |
case 'csv': | |
res.type('text/csv'); | |
break; | |
case 'pdf': | |
res.type('application/pdf'); | |
break; | |
} | |
} | |
res.format({ | |
'text/csv': function() { | |
res.set({ | |
'Content-Disposition': 'attachment; filename="'+ req.params.name + '"' | |
}); | |
res.send(new Buffer("csvData")); | |
}, | |
'application/pdf': function() { | |
// do pdf specific things here | |
}, | |
json: function() { | |
// built in support by express for AJAX calls | |
}, | |
default: function() { | |
res.send('<h1>'+req.params.name+'</h1>'); | |
} | |
}); | |
}); | |
app.listen(3000); |
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