diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+node_modules/
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
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+++ b/app.js
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+const http = require('http');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const host = '127.0.0.1';
+const port = 3000;
+
+var server = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
+ fs.readFile('./public/index.html', 'utf8', function(err, data) {
+ if (err) {
+ res.writeHead(404);
+ res.end("404 Not Found");
+ } else {
+ res.writeHead(200, {
+ "Content-Type": "text/html"
+ });
+
+ let requested = {
+ url: req.url,
+ method: req.method,
+ httpVersion: req.httpVersion,
+ headers: req.headers
+ };
+
+ let responses = {
+ statusMessage: res.statusMessage,
+ statusCode: res.statusCode,
+ header: res._header
+ };
+
+ let modified = data
+ .replace(/{{ req }}/, JSON.stringify(requested, null, 1))
+ .replace(/{{ res }}/, JSON.stringify(responses, null, 1));
+
+ res.end(modified);
+ }
+ });
+});
+
+server.listen(port, host, function() {
+ console.log(`Listening at http://${ host }:${ port }`);
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
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+{
+ "name": "assignment_build_a_nodejs_server",
+ "version": "1.0.0",
+ "description": "Building your first Node.js server and exploring the request and response objects",
+ "main": "index.js",
+ "scripts": {
+ "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+ },
+ "repository": {
+ "type": "git",
+ "url": "git+https://github.com/megantaylor/assignment_build_a_nodejs_server.git"
+ },
+ "author": "megan taylor",
+ "license": "ISC",
+ "bugs": {
+ "url": "https://github.com/megantaylor/assignment_build_a_nodejs_server/issues"
+ },
+ "homepage": "https://github.com/megantaylor/assignment_build_a_nodejs_server#readme",
+ "dependencies": {
+
+ }
+}
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diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
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+++ b/public/index.html
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+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Request:
+ {{ req }}
+
+ Response:
+ {{ res }}
+
+
+
+
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