Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
app.get('/', function(req, res){
res.send('Hello World');
});
app.listen(3000);Note that Express v4 release candidates have been released. Please try it out, but not in production, and report any issues you may find here or to the appropriate repositories. Be sure to read Migrating from 3.x to 4.x as well as New features in 4.x.
$ npm install express
The quickest way to get started with express is to utilize the executable express(1) to generate an application as shown below:
Install the executable. The executable's major version will match Express's:
$ npm install -g express-generator@3
Create the app:
$ express /tmp/foo && cd /tmp/foo
Install dependencies:
$ npm install
Start the server:
$ node app
- Robust routing
- HTTP helpers (redirection, caching, etc)
- View system supporting 14+ template engines
- Content negotiation
- Focus on high performance
- Environment based configuration
- Executable for generating applications quickly
- High test coverage
The Express philosophy is to provide small, robust tooling for HTTP servers, making it a great solution for single page applications, web sites, hybrids, or public HTTP APIs.
Express does not force you to use any specific ORM or template engine. With support for over 14 template engines via Consolidate.js, you can quickly craft your perfect framework.
- Website and Documentation stored at visionmedia/expressjs.com
- Join #express on freenode
- Google Group for discussion
- Follow tjholowaychuk and defunctzombie on twitter for updates
- Visit the Wiki
- Русскоязычная документация
- Run express examples online
Clone the Express repo, then install the dev dependencies to install all the example / test suite dependencies:
$ git clone git://github.com/visionmedia/express.git --depth 1
$ cd express
$ npm install
Then run whichever tests you want:
$ node examples/content-negotiation
You can also view live examples here:
To run the test suite, first invoke the following command within the repo, installing the development dependencies:
$ npm install
Then run the tests:
$ make test
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