miptleha / node-ajax

Simple AJAX sample on Node.JS

Node-ajax

Simple AJAX sample on Node.JS
Does not contain any third-part libraries or packages, only build-in Node.JS modules for server and pure JavaScript with XMLHttpRequest

To run you need to install Node.JS and NPM
Then run following code from console:

git clone https://github.com/miptleha/node-ajax.git
cd node-ajax
npm start

This commands download sources and run server code from index.js.
Server start listening 8080 port.
Open your favorite browser and type:

http://localhost:8080

Browser will contact the server by requesting root. Server will return main page.
Client JavaScript from main page will download another page and display it (without page refresh) inside main page.
Possible requests (other will return 404 status):

Request	Local file
/	index.html
/hello	hello.html
/cat	cat.jpg