[![gitter][gitter-image]][gitter-url] [![NPM version][npm-image]][npm-url] [![build status][travis-image]][travis-url] [![Test coverage][coveralls-image]][coveralls-url] [![OpenCollective Backers][backers-image]](#backers) [![OpenCollective Sponsors][sponsors-image]](#sponsors) [![PR's Welcome][pr-welcoming-image]][pr-welcoming-url] Expressive HTTP middleware framework for node.js to make web applications and APIs more enjoyable to write. Koa's middleware stack flows in a stack-like manner, allowing you to perform actions downstream then filter and manipulate the response upstream. Only methods that are common to nearly all HTTP servers are integrated directly into Koa's small ~570 SLOC codebase. This includes things like content negotiation, normalization of node inconsistencies, redirection, and a few others. Koa is not bundled with any middleware. ## Installation Koa requires __node v7.6.0__ or higher for ES2015 and async function support. ``` $ npm install koa ``` ## Hello Koa ```js const Koa = require('koa'); const app = new Koa(); // response app.use(ctx => { ctx.body = 'Hello Koa'; }); app.listen(3000); ``` ## Getting started - [Kick-Off-Koa](https://github.com/koajs/kick-off-koa) - An intro to Koa via a set of self-guided workshops. - [Workshop](https://github.com/koajs/workshop) - A workshop to learn the basics of Koa, Express' spiritual successor. - [Introduction Screencast](https://knowthen.com/episode-3-koajs-quickstart-guide/) - An introduction to installing and getting started with Koa ## Middleware Koa is a middleware framework that can take two different kinds of functions as middleware: * async function * common function Here is an example of logger middleware with each of the different functions: ### ___async___ functions (node v7.6+) ```js app.use(async (ctx, next) => { const start = Date.now(); await next(); const ms = Date.now() - start; console.log(`${ctx.method} ${ctx.url} - ${ms}ms`); }); ``` ### Common function ```js // Middleware normally takes two parameters (ctx, next), ctx is the context for one request, // next is a function that is invoked to execute the downstream middleware. It returns a Promise with a then function for running code after completion. app.use((ctx, next) => { const start = Date.now(); return next().then(() => { const ms = Date.now() - start; console.log(`${ctx.method} ${ctx.url} - ${ms}ms`); }); }); ``` ### Koa v1.x Middleware Signature The middleware signature changed between v1.x and v2.x. The older signature is deprecated. **Old signature middleware support will be removed in v3** Please see the [Migration Guide](docs/migration.md) for more information on upgrading from v1.x and using v1.x middleware with v2.x. ## Context, Request and Response Each middleware receives a Koa `Context` object that encapsulates an incoming http message and the corresponding response to that message. `ctx` is often used as the parameter name for the context object. ```js app.use(async (ctx, next) => { await next(); }); ``` Koa provides a `Request` object as the `request` property of the `Context`. Koa's `Request` object provides helpful methods for working with http requests which delegate to an [IncomingMessage](https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_class_http_incomingmessage) from the node `http` module. Here is an example of checking that a requesting client supports xml. ```js app.use(async (ctx, next) => { ctx.assert(ctx.request.accepts('xml'), 406); // equivalent to: // if (!ctx.request.accepts('xml')) ctx.throw(406); await next(); }); ``` Koa provides a `Response` object as the `response` property of the `Context`. Koa's `Response` object provides helpful methods for working with http responses which delegate to a [ServerResponse](https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_class_http_serverresponse) . Koa's pattern of delegating to Node's request and response objects rather than extending them provides a cleaner interface and reduces conflicts between different middleware and with Node itself as well as providing better support for stream handling. The `IncomingMessage` can still be directly accessed as the `req` property on the `Context` and `ServerResponse` can be directly accessed as the `res` property on the `Context`. Here is an example using Koa's `Response` object to stream a file as the response body. ```js app.use(async (ctx, next) => { await next(); ctx.response.type = 'xml'; ctx.response.body = fs.createReadStream('really_large.xml'); }); ``` The `Context` object also provides shortcuts for methods on its `request` and `response`. In the prior examples, `ctx.type` can be used instead of `ctx.response.type` and `ctx.accepts` can be used instead of `ctx.request.accepts`. For more information on `Request`, `Response` and `Context`, see the [Request API Reference](docs/api/request.md), [Response API Reference](docs/api/response.md) and [Context API Reference](docs/api/context.md). ## Koa Application The object created when executing `new Koa()` is known as the Koa application object. The application object is Koa's interface with node's http server and handles the registration of middleware, dispatching to the middleware from http, default error handling, as well as configuration of the context, request and response objects. Learn more about the application object in the [Application API Reference](docs/api/index.md). ## Documentation - [Usage Guide](docs/guide.md) - [Error Handling](docs/error-handling.md) - [Koa for Express Users](docs/koa-vs-express.md) - [FAQ](docs/faq.md) - [API documentation](docs/api/index.md) ## Troubleshooting Check the [Troubleshooting Guide](docs/troubleshooting.md) or [Debugging Koa](docs/guide.md#debugging-koa) in the general Koa guide. ## Running tests ``` $ npm test ``` ## Reporting vulnerabilities To report a security vulnerability, please do not open an issue, as this notifies attackers of the vulnerability. 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