node-dropbox-clone

Overview

• A basic Dropbox clone created as part of Codepath's Node.JS Bootcamp
  
• The client can send support HTTP commands to create files on the server
  
• The client can sync the server directory in a directory on their local machine
  

######Time spent: 12 hours

To Run:

1. Run bode server.js or npm start in a terminal window (to start the server)
2. In another terminal:
3. For TCP Sync, simply run bode client.js
4. For HTTP Sync, simply send a supported HTTP command
5. Or you can do both in different terminals!!

(hint: you can also pass --dir param to set a directory in both the server and client)

######Supported HTTP commands:

• GET a file or directory: curl -v http://127.0.0.1:8000/foo2.js -X GET

• POST (update) a file: curl -v http://127.0.0.1:8000/foo2.js -X POST -d "data"

• PUT (create) a file or directory: curl -v http://127.0.0.1:8000/foo2.js -X PUT -d "data"

• DELETE a file or directory: curl -v http://127.0.0.1:8000/foo2.js -X DELETE

###Features:

• Client can make GET requests to get file or directory contents

• Client can make HEAD request to get just the GET headers

• Client can make PUT requests to create new directories and files with content

• Client can make POST requests to update the contents of a file

• Client can make DELETE requests to delete files and folders

• Server will serve from --dir or cwd as root

• Client will sync from server over TCP to cwd or CLI dir argument

###Additional Features

• Download initial directory contents when TCP client connects to server