The hapi from imclab

hapi's Introduction

A rich framework for building web applications and services. hapi is a simple to use configuration-centric framework with built-in support for input validation, caching, authentication, and other essential facilities. hapi enables developers to focus on writing reusable application logic instead of spending time building infrastructure. The framework supports a powerful plugin architecture for pain-free and scalable extensibility.

For the latest updates and release information follow @hapijs on twitter.

Current version: 1.14.x

Node version: 0.10 required

Getting started

Start by creating a package.json:

npm init

Install hapi and have it saved to your package.json dependencies:

npm install hapi --save

Create an 'index.js' file and with the following contents:

var Hapi = require('hapi');

// Create a server with a host and port
var server = Hapi.createServer('localhost', 8000);

// Add the route
server.route({
    method: 'GET',
    path: '/hello',
    handler: function () {

        this.reply('hello world');
    }
});

// Start the server
server.start();

Launch the application (node .) and open 'http://localhost:8000/hello' in a browser.

More information

For the latest updates follow @hapijs.
For more information, tutorials, and references on the currently published version, visit hapijs.com
Information about the work-in-progress in the master branch:
- API reference
- Upcoming breaking changes
For discussions join the #hapi channel on irc.freenode.net
Any issues or questions (no matter how basic), open an issue.

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