const express = require("express");
const path = require("path");
const fs = require("fs");
const app = express();
// Initial Listing Directory
const listingPath = path.join(__dirname, "public");
// index.html path
const indexPath = path.join(__dirname, "index.html");
// Placeholder in your index.html file where dynamic content will be inserted
const dynamicContentPlaceholder = "";
// Function to read the content of the existing "index.html" file
function readIndexFile() {
return fs.readFileSync(indexPath, "utf-8");
}
// For any path..
app.get("*", (req, res) => {
const decodedPath = decodeURIComponent(req.path);
const filePath = path.join(listingPath, decodedPath);
// Extract the parent directory
const parentDirectory = path.join(req.path, '../');
// Return nothing if path does not exist
if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
return res.status(404).end();
}
// If details of a file directory are returned, create path
if (fs.statSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
// Read contents of directory
const filesInDir = fs.readdirSync(filePath);
// For each file in the directory
// (1) Encode URI for hyperlinks
// (2) Create HTML for that link
const links = filesInDir.map(file => {
const encodedFile = encodeURIComponent(file);
const fileLink = path.join(req.path, encodedFile);
let linkAttributes = "";
let fileLocationEncoding = ""
let convertedString = fileLink.replace(/\\/g, '/');
let icon = ''
// Check if the file is of a specific type that should open in a new window/tab
const fileExtension = path.extname(file).toLowerCase();
if (isFileTypeToOpenInNewTab(fileExtension)) {
fileLocationEncoding = 'http://localhost:3000/' + convertedString
linkAttributes = `onclick="window.open('${fileLocationEncoding}', 'fileWindow', 'width=600,height=400');"`;
icon = getFileIcon(fileExtension)
return `
${file}
`;
} else {
return `${file} `;
}
});
// Read the content of the existing "index.html" file
const indexContent = readIndexFile();
// Replace the placeholder with the dynamically generated content
const finalHtml = indexContent.replace(dynamicContentPlaceholder,
`
${links.join("")}
`);
// Send the modified content as a response
return res.send(finalHtml);
} else {
// If its a 'file' type, then open it in a new window
const fileExtension = path.extname(filePath).toLowerCase();
if (fileExtension === ".pdf") {
// For PDF files, send the file to be displayed in the browser.
const fileStream = fs.createReadStream(filePath);
fileStream.pipe(res);
} else if(fileExtension === ".mp4") {
const fileStream = fs.createReadStream(filePath);
res.set("Content-Type", "video/mp4");
fileStream.pipe(res);
} else {
// For other file types, set content type and send file.
const contentType = getContentType(fileExtension);
res.set("Content-Type", contentType);
return res.sendFile(filePath);
}
}
});
// Set file icon
function getFileIcon(fileExtension){
switch (fileExtension) {
case ".txt":
return "generic.gif";
case ".png":
return "image2.gif";
case ".pdf":
return "text.png"
case ".mp4":
return "movie.gif"
default:
return "unknown.gif";
}
}
// Function to get content type based on file extension
function getContentType(fileExtension) {
switch (fileExtension) {
case ".txt":
return "text/plain";
case ".png":
return "image/png";
case ".mp4":
return "video/mp4";
// Add more content types as needed
default:
return "application/octet-stream";
}
}
// Function to check if the file type should open in a new window/tab
function isFileTypeToOpenInNewTab(fileExtension) {
const supportedFileTypes = [".pdf", ".png", ".txt", ".mp4"]; // Add more file types as needed
return supportedFileTypes.includes(fileExtension);
}
const PORT = 3000;
app.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log("Server is running on http://localhost:" + PORT);
});