Node.js

Node.js does not have a built-in Web Standard HTTP server, so an adapter is required. The toNodeHandler function converts the Web Standard handler to work with Node's http.createServer.

Setup

import { createServer } from 'node:http'
import { feathers } from 'feathers'
import { createHandler } from 'feathers/http'
import { toNodeHandler } from 'feathers/http/node'

const app = feathers()

app.use('messages', {
  async find() {
    return [{ id: 1, text: 'Hello world' }]
  }
})

const handler = createHandler(app)
const server = createServer(toNodeHandler(handler))

server.listen(3030, () => {
  console.log('Server running on http://localhost:3030')
})

// Call app.setup to initialize all services
await app.setup(server)

toNodeHandler

toNodeHandler(handler) converts a Web Standard (Request) => Promise<Response> handler to Node's (IncomingMessage, ServerResponse) => void signature.

import { toNodeHandler } from 'feathers/http/node'

const nodeHandler = toNodeHandler(handler)

This adapter:

Converts Node's IncomingMessage to a Web Standard Request
Buffers JSON, form-urlencoded, and multipart requests for proper parsing
Streams all other content types directly
Writes the Web Standard Response back to Node's ServerResponse