How do I always serve the same file with express?

Question

Is there any way I can always serve the same file?

So, if they go to website.com/ajsdflkasjd it still serves the same file as website.com/asdnw

I would like to do this using express with node.

The file I have is a static html file, not a jade file.

By the way, the reason I'm wanting to do this, in case you were wondering, is I have an angularjs app that handles all the routing for me. So, all I need to do is serve that one page, and it will take care of the rest.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

new answer

const app= require('express')()
     // static file serve
     app.use(express.static(__dirname))
     // not found in static files, so default to index.html
     app.use((req, res) => res.sendFile(`${__dirname}/index.html`))
app.listen(3000)

old answer

var express = require('express');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser')
var path = require('path')
var app = express();
     // url encoding
     app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended:false}));
     // gzip
     // redirect all html requests to `index.html`
     app.use(function (req, res, next) {
         if (path.extname(req.path).length > 0) {
                 // normal static file request
                 next();
             }
         else {
                 // should force return `index.html` for angular.js
                 req.url = '/index.html';
                 next();
             }
     });
     // static file serve
     app.use(express.static(__dirname))
app.listen(3000)

Answer 2

Below is what I'm using express with angularjs in my project. It will always send index.html unless the browser requests resource files (images, css, js, etc.) which contains extname.

    var express = require('express');
    var app = express();
    app.configure(function () {
        // url encoding
        app.use(express.urlencoded());
        // gzip
        app.use(express.compress());
        // redirect all html requests to `index.html`
        app.use(function (req, res, next) {
            if (path.extname(req.path).length > 0) {
                // normal static file request
                next();
            }
            else {
                // should force return `index.html` for angular.js
                req.url = '/index.html';
                next();
            }
        });
        // static file serve
        app.use(express.static(__dirname));
    });