Connect

Static:

Static file server with the given root path.

Examples:

var oneDay = 86400000;

connect()
  .use(connect.static(__dirname + '/public'))

connect()
  .use(connect.static(__dirname + '/public', { maxAge: oneDay }))

Options:

maxAge Browser cache maxAge in milliseconds. defaults to 0
hidden Allow transfer of hidden files. defaults to false
redirect Redirect to trailing "/" when the pathname is a dir. defaults to true
index Default file name, defaults to 'index.html'

String root
Object options
returns Function

Source

exports = module.exports = function(root, options){
  options = options || {};

  // root required
  if (!root) throw new Error('static() root path required');

  // default redirect
  var redirect = false !== options.redirect;

  return function staticMiddleware(req, res, next) {
    if ('GET' != req.method && 'HEAD' != req.method) return next();
    var originalUrl = url.parse(req.originalUrl);
    var path = parse(req).pathname;
    var pause = utils.pause(req);

    if (path == '/' && originalUrl.pathname[originalUrl.pathname.length - 1] != '/') {
      return directory();
    }

    function resume() {
      next();
      pause.resume();
    }

    function directory() {
      if (!redirect) return resume();
      var target;
      originalUrl.pathname += '/';
      target = url.format(originalUrl);
      res.statusCode = 303;
      res.setHeader('Location', target);
      res.end('Redirecting to ' + utils.escape(target));
    }

    function error(err) {
      if (404 == err.status) return resume();
      next(err);
    }

    send(req, path)
      .maxage(options.maxAge || 0)
      .root(root)
      .index(options.index || 'index.html')
      .hidden(options.hidden)
      .on('error', error)
      .on('directory', directory)
      .pipe(res);
  };
};

exports.mime

Expose mime module.

If you wish to extend the mime table use this
reference to the "mime" module in the npm registry.

Source

exports.mime = send.mime;