Static Files

Serving Static Files

To serve static files, you can use the static method. This allows you to serve files like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, and more from a specified directory. Here’s an example:

void main() {
  final app = Darto();
 
  // Serve static files from the "public" folder
  app.static('public');
 
  app.listen(3000);
}

In this example, any files placed in the public directory can be accessed through the browser. For instance, if you have a file index.html in the public directory, you can access it via http://localhost:3000/public/index.html.

Examples

Sending Files as Response

You can also send files as a response to specific routes using the sendFile method. Here’s an example:

void main() {
  final app = Darto();
 
  app.get('/download', (Request req, Response res) {
    res.sendFile('public/file.txt');
  });
 
  app.listen(3000);
}

In this example, when a GET request is made to /download, the server will respond by sending the file.txt file located in the public directory.

Serving an Image

void main() {
  final app = Darto();
 
  app.get('/image', (Request req, Response res) {
    res.sendFile('public/image.png');
  });
 
  app.listen(3000);
}