Express 3.0.0 alpha1
I just released the first alpha, but beware! the documentation has not been updated. I wanted to defer a release until I had time to re-write the site, but meanwhile people have been using the master branch anyway, so we might as well make it official (and available via npm).
The alpha is by no means complete, some features still need adjusting, though mainly internal refactoring. The wiki contains both the 2.x to 3.x migration guide, and documentation for most of the new features added. It’s worth noting you’ll also gain new features from Connect 2.x as well, which Express 3.x depends on.
There are quite a few new http utilities, better reverse proxy support, and refinements to the view system. Express 3.x is even smaller than 2.x totalling 975 SLOC according to sloc(1), where Express 2.x was around 1300. Most of the effort goes into actually removing and refining code to increase quality, and lots of test coverage (4286 SLOC).
I’ve also started a Express 4.x Roadmap with some details on where things may go in the future.
Contributing
If you’d like to contribute, one of the best ways right now would be to help upgrade the ./examples ! The Express repo has many examples, roughly half of which still use 2.x code and may not work. This time around we have test coverage for these examples, but many still need to be upgraded. To contribute first install the development dependencies:
$ npm install
Then run the acceptance tests:
$ make test-acceptance
Add some tests for an example, write some tests, make sure they work, then open a pull-request :)
That’s all for now! When I have time I’ll be rewriting the site, updating the wiki, and of course finishing the release. If there’s anything you find yourself doing often and think has a home in core let me know!
cheers!
EDIT: If you’re looking for docs we now have some auto-generated docs that you can view in your terminal. View this post.
