/** * # Connect * * Connect is a middleware framework for node, * shipping with over 11 bundled middleware and a rich choice of * [3rd-party middleware](https://github.com/senchalabs/connect/wiki). * * Installation: *  *     $ npm install connect *  * API: * *  - [connect](connect.html) general *  - [http](http.html) http server *  - [https](https.html) https server * * Middleware: * *  - [logger](middleware-logger.html) request logger with custom format support *  - [csrf](middleware-csrf.html) Cross-site request forgery protection *  - [basicAuth](middleware-basicAuth.html) basic http authentication *  - [bodyParser](middleware-bodyParser.html) extensible request body parser *  - [cookieParser](middleware-cookieParser.html) cookie parser *  - [session](middleware-session.html) session management support with bundled [MemoryStore](middleware-session-memory.html) *  - [compiler](middleware-compiler.html) static asset compiler (sass, less, coffee-script, etc) *  - [methodOverride](middleware-methodOverride.html) faux HTTP method support *  - [responseTime](middleware-responseTime.html) calculates response-time and exposes via X-Response-Time *  - [router](middleware-router.html) provides rich Sinatra / Express-like routing *  - [staticCache](middleware-staticCache.html) memory cache layer for the static() middleware *  - [static](middleware-static.html) streaming static file server supporting `Range` and more *  - [directory](middleware-directory.html) directory listing middleware *  - [vhost](middleware-vhost.html) virtual host sub-domain mapping middleware *  - [favicon](middleware-favicon.html) efficient favicon server (with default icon) *  - [limit](middleware-limit.html) limit the bytesize of request bodies *  - [profiler](middleware-profiler.html) request profiler reporting response-time, memory usage, etc *  - [query](middleware-query.html) automatic querystring parser, populating `req.query` *  - [errorHandler](middleware-errorHandler.html) flexible error handler * * Internals: * *  - connect [utilities](utils.html) *  - node monkey [patches](patch.html) * */