iced-coffee-middleware

const express = require('express'); const coffeeMiddleware = require('coffee-middleware'); const path = require('path'); const fs = require('fs'); // Create a dummy public directory and a .coffee file for demonstration const publicDir = path.join(__dirname, 'public'); const coffeeFilePath = path.join(publicDir, 'hello.coffee'); if (!fs.existsSync(publicDir)) { fs.mkdirSync(publicDir); } fs.writeFileSync(coffeeFilePath, 'console.log "Hello from CoffeeScript!"'); // Note: express.createServer() and app.configure() are deprecated in modern Express. // This example uses patterns from Express 3.x to demonstrate functionality. const app = express(); // Mock the old `configure` method for compatibility with the example structure app.configure = function(fn) { fn(); }; app.configure(function () { app.use(coffeeMiddleware({ src: publicDir, bare: true, // Compile without the top-level safety wrapper compress: true, // Example option (may require 'uglify-js' in older versions) force: true // Ensure recompilation on each request for demo })); // Serve static files, ensuring compiled JS files can be accessed app.use(express.static(publicDir)); }); const PORT = 3000; app.listen(PORT, () => { console.log(`Server running on http://localhost:${PORT}`); console.log(`Try accessing http://localhost:${PORT}/hello.js`); console.log(`(This will compile and serve public/hello.coffee as JavaScript)`); }); // To run this example, you would typically need to install older versions: // npm install express@3.x coffee-middleware connect@2.x