serve-static.express.txt

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ALTERNATIVES ==>              #  - st:
                              #     - handles things that can be done with other modules (CORS, filesystem cache, compression)
                              #     - does not handle range requests
                              #  - serve-static (preferred with Node): maintained by Express
                              #  - deno file_server (preferred with Deno)

VERSION ==>                   #1.15.0

EXPRESS.static('DIR'[, OPTS]) #Connect MIDWR (not dependent on Express)
                              #Serve files using same logic as RES.sendFile('PATH'[, OPTS]) except:
                              #  - 'DIR' -> OPTS.root
                              #  - OPTS.headers OBJ -> OPTS.setHeaders(RES, 'PATH', FSSTAT)
                              #OPTS:
                              #  - fallthrough BOOL (def: true): calls NEXT() if 4** (instead of NEXT(ERROR)) or not GET|HEAD
                              #  - redirect BOOL (def: true): if 'DIR' and misses last '/', 404 instead of 301 redirect