HTTP servers and web frameworks

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• hapi-dev-errorsReturn better error details and skip the look at command line to catch the issue.
• qktoolThis is a collection of tools, independent of any other libraries
• permitAn unopinionated authentication library for building Node.js APIs.
• reverse-pathTurns Express-style paths to urls by passing parameters
• named-routesNamed routes for node.js. Works with express and independently
• express-loggerExpress middleware for auto-archiving log files.
• @forklaunch/universal-sdkCross runtime fetch library for forklaunch router sdks
• request-receivedRoute middleware for Koa and Express that adds a request received high-resolution timer and Date to the request object using easily accessible Symbols to prevent request object pollution. Made for Cabin.
• @rest-vir/hostImplement a declarative and type safe REST API and host it.
• i18n-expressA simple i18n middleware for Express.js.
• query-parser-expressConvert query strings to numbers and boolean for express/connect applications.
• @maroonedsoftware/koaKoa middleware, body parsing, SSE streaming, and utilities for ServerKit
• modify-response-middlewareMiddleware that allows you to modify the response data.
• express-xml-parserexpress middleware to parse xml body using type-is, raw-body, xml2js
• express6🏅 Modern, fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework.
• @nest-middlewares/response-timeNestJS Middleware for Response Time
• express-json-rpc-routerJson-rpc middleware router for express
• @vikejs/expressExpress server adapter for Vike
• express-parse-multipartAn Express.js middleware for parsing "multipart/form-data" content type
• ddosConfigurable Denial-Of-Service prevention for http services
• express-gatewayA microservices API gateway built on top of ExpressJS
• @canva/app-middlewareUtilities and Express.js middleware for Apps SDK server-side functionality.
• @exortek/express-mongo-sanitizeExpress middleware for NoSQL injection prevention — sanitizes request data
• @visulima/storageServer-side file-storage abstraction - store files in a web-accessible location via a simplified API. Includes S3, Azure, GCS, local filesystem and 20+ other backends with TUS/multipart/REST upload handlers and the most convenient features of each.
• join-ioJoin files on a fly to reduce requests count
• trim-requestExpress middleware to trim all incoming request object
• areciboFastify plugin that respondes to Kubernetes readiness and liveness probes.
• grunt-expressStart (and supervise) an Express.js web server using grunt.js, works well with socket.io
• agentic-serverStandalone OpenAI-compatible LLM gateway — multi-provider proxy with pluggable inference metering
• express-oas-validatorexpress openapi middleware validator
• co-expressAn express wrapper that enables generators to be used as middlewares
• keystoneWeb Application Framework and Admin GUI / Content Management System built on Express.js and Mongoose
• @ttoss/http-server-mcpModel Context Protocol (MCP) server integration for @ttoss/http-server
• openapi-enforcer-middlewareAn express middleware that makes it easy to write web services that follow an Open API specification.
• @dimah-form/serverQuestionnaire server — dimahForm() with HTTP handler and direct api
• nuxt-mailAdds email sending capability to a Nuxt.js app. Adds a server route, an injected variable, and uses nodemailer to send emails.
• simplehttp2serversimplehttp2server wrapper that makes it seamlessly available as a local dependency
• atplA complete and fast template engine fully compatible with twig and similar to jinja with zero dependencies.
• @twin.org/api-server-fastifyFastify web server integration for exposing API routes with consistent runtime behaviour.
• theokitThe TheoKit web framework — file-based routing, typed server surfaces, the Vite plugin, the CLI and the deploy adapters, around agents served from agents/*.ts.
• timeout-middlewareExpress middleware for handling timeouts for slow requests
• express-cache-on-demandExpress middleware providing on-demand caching in high traffic situations.
• node-hot-loaderHot module replacement for Node.js applications
• @eggjs/koaKoa web app framework for https://eggjs.org
• express-version-requestversions an incoming request to Express based on header or URL
• modellingSimple model part for custom mvc over express/connect routes.
• pixl-server-webA web server component for the pixl-server framework.
• httpandaA frugal HTTP server for simple tasks.
• bearer-token-parserZero-dependency Bearer token parser & validator middleware for Express. Extracts and validates tokens from headers, query strings, and request bodies with async support.
• express-remove-routeRemove a route in express at runtime.

• express-rate-limit vs rate-limiter-flexible
• superstruct vs express-validator
• @codegenie/serverless-express vs serverless-http
• morgan vs koa-logger