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http-server source code

Every file of http-server@14.1.1 as published on npm: 20 files, 124 KB. Search them by exact text or regex, in milliseconds.

It uses: process.env, the fs module, http / https.

What http-server uses

API	In http-server
eval() runs a string as JavaScript	No	Who does
new Function() builds a function from a string, like eval (with or without new)	No	Who does
child_process starts other programs	No	Who does
process.env reads environment variables	Yes: 3 files e.g. `bin/http-server`	See the lines
the fs module reads and writes files	Yes: 6 files e.g. `bin/http-server`	See the lines
http / https makes or serves HTTP requests with Node's own modules	Yes: 1 file e.g. `lib/shims/https-server-shim.js`	See the lines
fetch() makes HTTP requests	No	Who does
XMLHttpRequest makes HTTP requests the old browser way	No	Who does
crypto hashes, encrypts or makes random numbers	No	Who does
WebAssembly loads WebAssembly code	No	Who does
document.cookie reads or writes browser cookies	No	Who does
install scripts runs a script when it's installed	No	Who does

Exact matches in the published files, so a mention in a comment counts too: open the lines to check.

File	Size
`lib/core/show-dir/icons.json`	62 KB
`lib/core/index.js`	14 KB
`bin/http-server`	9.4 KB
`README.md`	6.6 KB
`lib/core/show-dir/index.js`	6.0 KB
`lib/http-server.js`	5.5 KB
`lib/core/opts.js`	4.6 KB
`doc/http-server.1`	4.2 KB
`package.json`	2.5 KB
`lib/core/status-handlers.js`	2.1 KB
`lib/shims/https-server-shim.js`	1.7 KB
`LICENSE`	1.1 KB
`lib/core/aliases.json`	943 B
`lib/core/show-dir/sort-files.js`	768 B
`lib/core/show-dir/size-to-string.js`	763 B
`lib/core/show-dir/styles.js`	564 B
`lib/core/show-dir/perms-to-string.js`	392 B
`lib/core/defaults.json`	383 B
`lib/core/show-dir/last-modified-to-string.js`	351 B
`lib/core/etag.js`	197 B

How many files are in http-server?

Version 14.1.1 of http-server publishes 20 files of source, 124 KB in all, not counting images, fonts and source maps.

Does http-server use eval?

No: http-server doesn't call eval() anywhere in its published files.

Does http-server start other programs?

No: http-server doesn't use child_process anywhere in its published files.

Does http-server run an install script?

No: http-server has no preinstall, install or postinstall script in its package.json.

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