/** * # Connect * * Connect is a middleware framework for node, * shipping with over 11 bundled middleware and a rich choice of * [3rd-party middleware](https://github.com/senchalabs/connect/wiki). * * Installation: * * $ npm install connect * * API: * * - [connect](connect.html) general * - [http](http.html) http server * - [https](https.html) https server * * Middleware: * * - [logger](middleware-logger.html) request logger with custom format support * - [csrf](middleware-csrf.html) Cross-site request forgery protection * - [basicAuth](middleware-basicAuth.html) basic http authentication * - [bodyParser](middleware-bodyParser.html) extensible request body parser * - [cookieParser](middleware-cookieParser.html) cookie parser * - [session](middleware-session.html) session management support with bundled [MemoryStore](middleware-session-memory.html) * - [compiler](middleware-compiler.html) static asset compiler (sass, less, coffee-script, etc) * - [methodOverride](middleware-methodOverride.html) faux HTTP method support * - [responseTime](middleware-responseTime.html) calculates response-time and exposes via X-Response-Time * - [router](middleware-router.html) provides rich Sinatra / Express-like routing * - [staticCache](middleware-staticCache.html) memory cache layer for the static() middleware * - [static](middleware-static.html) streaming static file server supporting `Range` and more * - [directory](middleware-directory.html) directory listing middleware * - [vhost](middleware-vhost.html) virtual host sub-domain mapping middleware * - [favicon](middleware-favicon.html) efficient favicon server (with default icon) * - [limit](middleware-limit.html) limit the bytesize of request bodies * - [profiler](middleware-profiler.html) request profiler reporting response-time, memory usage, etc * - [query](middleware-query.html) automatic querystring parser, populating `req.query` * - [errorHandler](middleware-errorHandler.html) flexible error handler * * Internals: * * - connect [utilities](utils.html) * - node monkey [patches](patch.html) * */