gallery.js

var h = require('virtual-dom/h');
var str = require('virtual-dom-stringify');
var http = require('http');
var fs = require('fs');
var ecstatic = require('ecstatic');
var st = ecstatic(__dirname);

var server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
    if (req.url === '/') {
        fs.readdir(__dirname + '/images', onfiles);
    }
    else st(req, res);
    
    function onfiles (err, files) {
        var tree = h('div#content', [
            h('h1', 'wow hello'),
            h('div.gallery', files.map(function (x) {
                return h('div', [
                    h('img', {
                        src: 'images/' + x,
                        height: 128
                    })
                ]);
            }))
        ]);
        res.end(str(tree));
    }
});
server.listen(6004);

learning the ultra low down basics of node
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