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a simple zero-configuration command-line http server

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Add graceful shutdown and error handling #779

Open Octalbyte opened 2 years ago

Octalbyte commented 2 years ago

This PR adds handling for fatal crashes of any type. Just so you don't have to see a giant error stack on your console.
The feature is turned on by the --no-panic option or by the environment variable NODE_HTTP_SERVER_NO_PANIC. The output is something like:

Relevant issues

Refers partly to #665

What needs to be done:

[x] Add switch.
[x] Better log file (JSON formatting)

Contributor checklist

[x] Provide tests for the changes (unless documentation-only)
[x] Documented any new features, CLI switches, etc. (if applicable)
- [x] Server --help output
- [x] README.md
- [x] doc/http-server.1 (use the same format as other entries)
[x] The pull request is being made against the master branch

Maintainer checklist

[ ] Assign a version triage tag
[ ] Approve tests if applicable

Octalbyte commented 2 years ago

Ready for review.