serve-static.d.ts

// Type definitions for serve-static 1.7.1
// Project: https://github.com/expressjs/serve-static
// Definitions by: Uros Smolnik <https://github.com/urossmolnik/>
// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped

/* =================== USAGE ===================

    import * as serveStatic from "serve-static";
    app.use(serveStatic("public/ftp", {"index": ["default.html", "default.htm"]}))

 =============================================== */

/// <reference path="../express/express.d.ts" />
/// <reference path="../mime/mime.d.ts" />

declare module "serve-static" {
    import * as express from "express";
    
    /**
     * Create a new middleware function to serve files from within a given root directory. 
     * The file to serve will be determined by combining req.url with the provided root directory. 
     * When a file is not found, instead of sending a 404 response, this module will instead call next() to move on to the next middleware, allowing for stacking and fall-backs.
     */
    function serveStatic(root: string, options?: {
        /**
        * Set how "dotfiles" are treated when encountered. A dotfile is a file or directory that begins with a dot ("."). 
        * Note this check is done on the path itself without checking if the path actually exists on the disk. 
        * If root is specified, only the dotfiles above the root are checked (i.e. the root itself can be within a dotfile when when set to "deny").
        * The default value is 'ignore'.
        * 'allow' No special treatment for dotfiles
        * 'deny' Send a 403 for any request for a dotfile
        * 'ignore' Pretend like the dotfile does not exist and call next()
        */
        dotfiles?: string;

        /**
         * Enable or disable etag generation, defaults to true.
         */
        etag?: boolean;

        /**
         * Set file extension fallbacks. When set, if a file is not found, the given extensions will be added to the file name and search for.
         * The first that exists will be served. Example: ['html', 'htm'].
         * The default value is false.
         */
        extensions?: string[];

        /**
         * By default this module will send "index.html" files in response to a request on a directory.
         * To disable this set false or to supply a new index pass a string or an array in preferred order.
         */
        index?: boolean|string|string[];

        /**
         * Enable or disable Last-Modified header, defaults to true. Uses the file system's last modified value.
         */
        lastModified?: boolean;

        /**
         * Provide a max-age in milliseconds for http caching, defaults to 0. This can also be a string accepted by the ms module.
         */
        maxAge?: number|string;

        /**
         * Redirect to trailing "/" when the pathname is a dir. Defaults to true.
         */
        redirect?: boolean;

        /**
         * Function to set custom headers on response. Alterations to the headers need to occur synchronously.
         * The function is called as fn(res, path, stat), where the arguments are:
         * res the response object
         * path the file path that is being sent
         * stat the stat object of the file that is being sent
         */
        setHeaders?: (res: express.Response, path: string, stat: any) => any;
    }): express.Handler;

    import * as m from "mime";

    module serveStatic {
        var mime: typeof m;
    }

    export = serveStatic;
}