trying out ideas for a better server framework

local-server-framework.js

importScripts('grim/server-fn.js');

function main(request, response) {
  server(request, response);
}

server.headers.link['/'] = [
  { href:'/', rel:'self' },
  { href:'/people', rel:'collection' },
  { href:'/people/{title}', rel:'item' }
];
server.get['/'] = { // a static resource
  headers: { 'content-type': 'text/html' },
  body: buildInterface() // buildInterface() will return a string value for `body`
};
server.post['/'] = function(request, response) {
  response.writeOk('html');
  response.end(buildInterface(request.body));
};

server.headers.link['/people'] = [
  { href:'/', rel:'parent' },
  { href:'/people', rel:'self' },
  { href:'/people/{title}', rel:'item' }
];

server.headers.link['/people/:id'] = function(request, response, id) {
  return [
    { href:'/people', rel:'parent' },
    { href:'/people/'+id, rel:'self' },
    { href:'/people/{title}', rel:'item' }
  ];
};
server.get['/people/:id'] = function(request, response, id) {
  var person = people.get(id);
  if (!person)
    return response.endNotFound();

  if (request.isfor('event-stream'))
    server.addEventStream('person-'+id, response);
  else if (request.isfor('json'))
    response.endOk('json', {}, person);
  else
    response.endBadAccept();
};
server.patch['/people/:id'] = function(request, response, id) {
  var person = people.get(id);
  if (!person)
    return response.endNotFound();

  if (request.istype('json')) {
    person.patch(request.body);
    server.emitEvent('person-'+id, 'update', request.body);
    response.endNoContent();
  } else
    response.endBadType();
};

function buildInterface(data) { /* ... */ }

// ---
// another snippet with this style:


importScripts('grim/server-fn.js');
var main = server;

server.get['/list'] = function(request, response) {
  if (request.isfor('event-stream')) server.addEventStream('list', response);
  else if (request.isfor('html')) response.endOk('html', {}, makeList(request));
  else response.endBadAccept();
};
server.patch['/list'] = function(request, response) {
  if (typeof request.body == 'object' && request.body.filter) {
    theListFilter = request.body.filter;
    server.emitEvent('list', 'update', theListFilter);
    response.endNoContent();
  } else
    response.endBadRequest('json', {}, { filter:'required' });
};

server.get['/env'] = function(request, response) {
  if (!request.isfor('html'))
    return response.endBadAccept();
  localStorageCollection.getJson()
    .succeed(function(res) { response.endOk('html', {}, makeDoc('env', request, res.body)); })
    .fail(function() { response.endBadGateway(); });
};
server.post['/env'] = function(request, response) {
  if (!request.isfor('html'))
    return response.endBadAccept();

  var lsUpdate;
  if (request.body['delete']) { // delete button?
    // delete the entry
    var targetId = request.body['delete'];
    lsUpdate = localStorageCollection.item(targetId).delete();
  } else {
    // add a new entry
    lsUpdate = localStorageCollection.post({});
  }

  lsUpdate
    .succeed(function() {
      return localStorageCollection.getJson();
    })
    .succeed(function(res) { response.endOk('html', {}, makeDoc('env', request, res.body)); })
    .fail(function() { response.endBadGateway(); });
};

server.any['/:id'] = function(request, response, page) {
  if (!request.ismethod('get', 'post'))
    response.endBadMethod();
  else if (!request.isfor('html'))
    response.endBadAccept();
  else
    response.endOk('html', {}, makeDoc(request.path.slice(1), request));
};

// ---
// BELOW ARE THE SAME TWO, BUT MORE LIKE EXPRESSJS
// ===

importScripts('grim/server-fn.js');

function main(request, response) {
  server(request, response);
}

server.headers('/', 'link', [
  { href:'/', rel:'self' },
  { href:'/people', rel:'collection' },
  { href:'/people/{title}', rel:'item' }
]);
server.get('/', { // a static resource
  headers: { 'content-type': 'text/html' },
  body: buildInterface() // buildInterface() will return a string value for `body`
});
server.post('/', function(request, response) {
  response.writeOk('html');
  response.end(buildInterface(request.body));
});

server.headers('/people', 'link', [
  { href:'/', rel:'parent' },
  { href:'/people', rel:'self' },
  { href:'/people/{title}', rel:'item' }
]);

server.headers('/people/:id', 'link', function(request, response, id) {
  return [
    { href:'/people', rel:'parent' },
    { href:'/people/'+id, rel:'self' },
    { href:'/people/{title}', rel:'item' }
  ];
});
server.get('/people/:id', function(request, response, id) {
  var person = people.get(id);
  if (!person)
    return response.endNotFound();

  if (request.isfor('event-stream'))
    server.addEventStream('person-'+id, response);
  else if (request.isfor('json'))
    response.endOk('json', {}, person);
  else
    response.endBadAccept();
});
server.patch('/people/:id', function(request, response, id) {
  var person = people.get(id);
  if (!person)
    return response.endNotFound();

  if (request.istype('json')) {
    person.patch(request.body);
    server.emitEvent('person-'+id, 'update', request.body);
    response.endNoContent();
  } else
    response.endBadType();
});

function buildInterface(data) { /* ... */ }

// ---
// another snippet with this style:


importScripts('grim/server-fn.js');
var main = server;

server.get('/list', function(request, response) {
  if (request.isfor('event-stream')) server.addEventStream('list', response);
  else if (request.isfor('html')) response.endOk('html', {}, makeList(request));
  else response.endBadAccept();
});
server.patch('/list', function(request, response) {
  if (typeof request.body == 'object' && request.body.filter) {
    theListFilter = request.body.filter;
    server.emitEvent('list', 'update', theListFilter);
    response.endNoContent();
  } else
    response.endBadRequest('json', {}, { filter:'required' });
});

server.get('/env', function(request, response) {
  if (!request.isfor('html'))
    return response.endBadAccept();
  localStorageCollection.getJson()
    .succeed(function(res) { response.endOk('html', {}, makeDoc('env', request, res.body)); })
    .fail(function() { response.endBadGateway(); });
});
server.post('/env', function(request, response) {
  if (!request.isfor('html'))
    return response.endBadAccept();

  var lsUpdate;
  if (request.body['delete']) { // delete button?
    // delete the entry
    var targetId = request.body['delete'];
    lsUpdate = localStorageCollection.item(targetId).delete();
  } else {
    // add a new entry
    lsUpdate = localStorageCollection.post({});
  }

  lsUpdate
    .succeed(function() {
      return localStorageCollection.getJson();
    })
    .succeed(function(res) { response.endOk('html', {}, makeDoc('env', request, res.body)); })
    .fail(function() { response.endBadGateway(); });
});

server.any('/:id', function(request, response, page) {
  if (!request.ismethod('get', 'post'))
    response.endBadMethod();
  else if (!request.isfor('html'))
    response.endBadAccept();
  else
    response.endOk('html', {}, makeDoc(request.path.slice(1), request));
});