{"id":10897,"library":"fis3-server-node","title":"FIS3 Node.js Server","description":"fis3-server-node is a Node.js-based server designed as the default local development server for the `fis3` front-end build system. It leverages the Express.js framework to serve static assets and handle development-time requests generated by `fis3`'s build and release processes. The package is currently at version `0.1.3`. Its core dependency, `fis3`, which is a comprehensive front-end engineering build system focused on performance optimization, resource loading, and modular development, last saw a beta release (v3.5.0-beta.3) approximately three years ago. The GitHub repository for `fis3-server-node` shows no activity since approximately five years ago, and the main `fis3` repository is similarly inactive since late 2017. This profound lack of recent development across the entire `fis3` ecosystem indicates that both `fis3` and `fis3-server-node` are effectively abandoned and are not receiving active maintenance, feature updates, or critical security patches. Its primary use case was to provide a quick, integrated server environment for `fis3` projects to preview compiled code, rather than being a general-purpose production server solution. Developers seeking modern alternatives should consider contemporary build tools and local development servers.","status":"abandoned","version":"0.1.3","language":"javascript","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/fex-team/fis3-server-node","tags":["javascript","fis3","server","node"],"install":[{"cmd":"npm install fis3-server-node","lang":"bash","label":"npm"},{"cmd":"yarn add fis3-server-node","lang":"bash","label":"yarn"},{"cmd":"pnpm add fis3-server-node","lang":"bash","label":"pnpm"}],"dependencies":[{"reason":"The server is built on top of the Express.js framework and exports an Express application instance.","package":"express","optional":false}],"imports":[{"note":"This package exports an Express.js application instance directly, which is primarily intended to be used internally by the `fis3` build system's execution context. It is a CommonJS module and does not support ES modules. Direct programmatic use outside the `fis3` CLI is uncommon and requires mocking global `fis` objects.","wrong":"import fis3ServerApp from 'fis3-server-node';","symbol":"fis3ServerApp","correct":"const fis3ServerApp = require('fis3-server-node');"}],"quickstart":{"code":"```bash\n# 1. Install fis3 globally (if not already installed)\nnpm install -g fis3\n\n# 2. Create a new project directory and initialize fis3\nmkdir my-fis-project\ncd my-fis-project\nfis3 init --force # Use --force if the directory is not empty\n\n# 3. Create a simple HTML file for the project root\necho 'FIS3 ProjectHello from FIS3 Server!
' > index.html\n\n# 4. Create a fis-conf.js file with minimal configuration\necho \"// fis-conf.js\\nfis.match('*.html', { release: '/$0' });\" > fis-conf.js\n\n# 5. Start the fis3 server using the 'node' type (which implicitly uses fis3-server-node)\nfis3 server start --type node\n\n# The server will typically start on http://127.0.0.1:8080 (or another available port).\n# Open your browser to the indicated URL to view the 'index.html'.\n# Press Ctrl+C in the terminal to stop the server.\n```","lang":"bash","description":"Demonstrates how to initialize a basic FIS3 project and start its default Node.js server to serve static content via the `fis3` command-line interface."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Migrate your projects to modern build tools and local development server solutions (e.g., Vite, Webpack Dev Server, Parcel) which are actively maintained and support current Node.js and JavaScript standards.","message":"This package is effectively abandoned. It has not received updates in approximately five years, and the entire `fis3` ecosystem it belongs to is also unmaintained. This means it is highly likely to be incompatible with modern Node.js versions (e.g., Node.js 16+ or later).","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":"0.1.3"},{"fix":"Discontinue use immediately. There are no security fixes available for this package or its outdated dependencies. Migrate to actively maintained tools and libraries.","message":"Due to its abandoned status, `fis3-server-node` and its underlying `express` dependency (which will also be an old version) are highly likely to contain unpatched security vulnerabilities. Using this package in any environment, especially for public-facing development or CI/CD, poses significant security risks.","severity":"security","affected_versions":"0.1.3"},{"fix":"If programmatic use is attempted (which is uncommon as its primary use is CLI-driven), always use `const fis3ServerApp = require('fis3-server-node');` syntax. For new projects, prefer modern ES module-compatible tools.","message":"This package is a CommonJS module and explicitly does not support ES Modules (`import`/`export`). Attempting to import it using ES module syntax will result in a runtime error.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"0.1.3"},{"fix":"Always start the server via the `fis3` command-line tool: `fis3 server start --type node`. This ensures the proper `fis3` execution environment is set up and `fis` globals are available.","message":"The package internally relies on the global `fis` object (e.g., `fis.project.get=root()`), meaning it's tightly coupled to the `fis3` CLI's execution environment. 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If using a modern Node.js version, consider downgrading to an older, compatible Node.js version (e.g., Node.js 8 or 10) or, preferably, migrating away from this deprecated toolchain.","cause":"The package is not installed as a dependency of `fis3`, or the Node.js environment cannot resolve the module path due to environmental issues or an outdated Node.js version conflicting with global installations.","error":"Error: Cannot find module 'fis3-server-node'"},{"fix":"This package is a CommonJS module. Use `const fis3ServerApp = require('fis3-server-node');` for any programmatic interactions. 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