[gopher] White Mesa node-gopher server 0.1.0 released

[delfin]

On 2014-02-01 18:43, Bob Cunnings wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 'node-gopher' is an RFC 1436 gopher server implemented as a node.js
> app including a CGI facility, logging in Common Log format with
> rotation, gophermap support, and more. It runs on Linux and Windows.
> Of course node.js must be installed on the host. Here are links to a
> README file and the source tarball:
>
> http://www.whitemesa.net/node-gopher/README.txt [1]
> http://www.whitemesa.net/node-gopher/node-gopher-0.1.0.tgz [2]
>
> or better yet, get them from the main menu of a running instance of
> node-gopher:
>
> gopher://whitemesa.net:7070/ [3]
>
>  or the original White Mesa 'Purple Sage' gopher server
>
> gopher://whitemesa.net/ [4]
>
> Stress testing with Apache JMeter indicates that performance is very
> robust. Compared to my multi-threaded reference server (written in
> C++, running as a Windows service) the node server, running on the
> same host, is as fast or faster handling file transfers (large or
> small) under heavy load. However, it's not as fast processing
> gophermaps or directory listings (by a factor of 3). Maybe my
> javascript code for these processing tasks needs refinement. Python
> script based dynamic content works just fine using the node.js
> facilities to implement CGI (look on the main menu of the White Mesa
> gopher server at port 7070 for current 'space weather' info delivered
> this way). I also notice that the node.js server generally uses a lot
> more memory than the native C++ service.
>
> Anyway, what started out as a node.js prototype service project took
> on a life of its own and I thought I'd put the source out there in
> case someone can make use of it. The server is easy to set up on
> Windows or Linux; just unpack the tarball, tweak the config file as
> needed, open a terminal window and invoke node: 'node server.js'.The
> README covers basic features and config file stuff and details can be
> studied by inspecting the source code. I'm no node.js expert so I'm
> sure there is room for improvement. The structure of a node.js
> application may seem strange at first, with its event driven, non
> blocking I/O model. You can read more at nodejs.org [5].
>
> Comments and bug reports are welcome.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob NW8L
>
> Links:
> ------
> [1] http://www.whitemesa.net/node-gopher/README.txt
> [2] http://www.whitemesa.net/node-gopher/node-gopher-0.1.0.tgz
> [3] http://whitemesa.net:7070/
> [4] http://whitemesa.net/
> [5] http://nodejs.org

excellent, tvm for sharing.
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