Local HTTP/FTP Test Server with Node.js/Express

A simple HTTP/FTP local test server that can be run on Node.js.

The HTTP services (GET, POST with text/JSON/XML, POST with file) return whatever you send them. The FTP service allows you to access any files under the ./files directory. Both would also print the content of payload in the console.

Install

Install Node.js and download/unzip this project, then install the dependencies:

npm install

Run Server

Run the http server (using default host/port or specify them):

node http.js
node http.js 127.0.0.1 8080

Run the FTP server (using default host/port or specify them):

node ftp.js
node ftp.js 127.0.0.1 21

Or start both with default host/ports:

npm start

Invoke the Services

HTTP GET with QueryString

http://localhost:8080/get
http://localhost:8080/get?params1=value1&params2=value2

The service would return the QueryString object in application/json.

HTTP POST with Text/JSON/XML

http://localhost:8080/post

You can use HTTP clients like Postman or Insomnia. The service would return the payload in the same content type (text/plain, application/json or application/xml).

HTTP POST with Multipart (File)

The requester has to use POST and set the Content-Type header to multipart/form-data. The payload can be either a file or a text with any field name. Be noted that only the first text or file field will be read.

http://localhost:8080/post-file

The service would return the content of the text or file in text/plain.

HTTP Static File Server

The server also serves static files under /files directory:

http://localhost:8080/files/<filename>

FTP

The default user is user and password is pw. You can read or write a file with a URL like this:

ftp://user:pw@localhost:21/test.txt

You can test this with curl (Windows users can install Git and use Git Bash console for this):

curl ftp://user:pw@localhost:21/test.txt -v

You can put whatever files under ./files and they will show up in the FTP server.