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78 lines
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# connect-pushstate
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Connect middleware that rewrites select requests to the site root, allowing your client-side pushstate router to handle them.
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Requests including a file extension are left untouched so site assets like your images, stylesheets, and JavaScripts will load unaffected, while requests without a file extension, presumably pages or actions within your site, are rewritten to point at the root, with the original URL intact.
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You can also specify regular expressions to specifically allow or disallow additional paths from being affected.
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This functionality is commonly needed by single page web-apps.
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## Getting Started
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Install package
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```shell
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npm install connect-pushstate --save
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```
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Load the middleware by adding the following line of JavaScript.
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```js
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var pushState = require('connect-pushstate');
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```
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Add the `pushState` middleware call to your server definition, amongst your other middleware.
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##### Options
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The pushState method accepts an options object as an optional parameter with the following properties.
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* __root__ - The location where requests will be rerouted to. Defaults to '/'. e.g. `pushState({ root: '/foo' })`
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* __allow__ - A pattern that will allow requests matching it to pass through without being redirected. e.g. `pushState({ allow: '^/api' })` You might need this option if your client app and API are on the same server.
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* __disallow__ - A pattern that will disallow requests matching it to pass through without being redirected. e.g. `pushState({ disallow: '^/version/1.2.3' })`
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```js
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'use strict';
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var connect = require('connect');
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var morgan = require('morgan');
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var serveStatic = require('serve-static');
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var pushState = require('connect-pushstate');
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var port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
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var app = connect()
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.use(pushState())
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.use(serveStatic('www/'))
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.use(morgan('dev'))
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.listen(port, function() {
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console.log('Application server stated on port', port);
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});
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```
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_Note that [serve-static](https://www.npmjs.com/package/serve-static) is needed in order to actually serve your files._
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## Examples
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For a quick demo, see the examples directory, or run the test suite.
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```shell
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cd examples
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node server.js
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```
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## Tests
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Execute the test suite
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```
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npm test
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```
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## Contributing
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In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code.
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## Release History
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- 1.1.0 Add "disallow" option. Add grunt package to devDependencies.
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- 1.0.0 Introduce options object. Add "allow" option. Simplify directory structure. Update dependencies. Other minor housekeeping.
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- 0.1.0 Initial release
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