rserve Utility Script

gistfile1.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'sinatra'

# simple script to serve static files from an arbitrary directory via Sinatra
# usage: rserve [/path/to/dir] [port]
# path will default to '.'

pub = File.expand_path(ARGV.shift || '.')
puts "Setting Public to #{pub}"

set :method_overide, false
set :public_folder, pub
set :port, ARGV.shift || 4567

# redirect '/' to 'index.html'
get '/' do
  redirect '/index.html'
end

# redirect POST to GET... hacky, I know ;)
post '*' do
  redirect params[:splat].join
end