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bun-http-server

This Claude Code skill provides a template for building HTTP servers using Bun.serve(), covering request handling, body parsing, response types, and simple routing patterns. Use it when creating REST APIs, implementing fetch handlers, or building web services in Bun that need to process HTTP requests and return various response formats including JSON, HTML, files, and streams.

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SKILL.md

# Bun HTTP Server

Bun has a built-in high-performance HTTP server via `Bun.serve()`.

## Quick Start

```typescript
const server = Bun.serve({
  port: 3000,
  fetch(req) {
    return new Response("Hello World!");
  },
});

console.log(`Server running at http://localhost:${server.port}`);
```

## Request Handling

```typescript
Bun.serve({
  fetch(req) {
    const url = new URL(req.url);

    // Method
    console.log(req.method); // GET, POST, etc.

    // Path
    console.log(url.pathname); // /api/users

    // Query params
    console.log(url.searchParams.get("id")); // ?id=123

    // Headers
    console.log(req.headers.get("Content-Type"));

    return new Response("OK");
  },
});
```

## Body Parsing

```typescript
Bun.serve({
  async fetch(req) {
    // JSON
    const json = await req.json();

    // Form data
    const form = await req.formData();

    // Text
    const text = await req.text();

    // ArrayBuffer
    const buffer = await req.arrayBuffer();

    // Blob
    const blob = await req.blob();

    return new Response("Received");
  },
});
```

## Response Types

```typescript
Bun.serve({
  fetch(req) {
    const url = new URL(req.url);

    switch (url.pathname) {
      case "/json":
        return Response.json({ message: "Hello" });

      case "/html":
        return new Response("<h1>Hello</h1>", {
          headers: { "Content-Type": "text/html" },
        });

      case "/redirect":
        return Response.redirect("/new-location", 302);

      case "/file":
        return new Response(Bun.file("./image.png"));

      case "/stream":
        return new Response(
          new ReadableStream({
            start(controller) {
              controller.enqueue("chunk1");
              controller.enqueue("chunk2");
              controller.close();
            },
          })
        );

      default:
        return new Response("Not Found", { status: 404 });
    }
  },
});
```

## Simple Routing

```typescript
Bun.serve({
  fetch(req) {
    const url = new URL(req.url);
    const path = url.pathname;
    const method = req.method;

    // Static routes
    if (method === "GET" && path === "/") {
      return new Response("Home");
    }

    if (method === "GET" && path === "/api/users") {
      return Response.json([{ id: 1, name: "Alice" }]);
    }

    // Dynamic routes
    const userMatch = path.match(/^\/api\/users\/(\d+)$/);
    if (method === "GET" && userMatch) {
      const userId = userMatch[1];
      return Response.json({ id: userId });
    }

    // 404
    return new Response("Not Found", { status: 404 });
  },
});
```

## Error Handling

```typescript
Bun.serve({
  fetch(req) {
    try {
      // Handle request
      throw new Error("Something went wrong");
    } catch (error) {
      return new Response(
        JSON.stringify({ error: error.message }),
        {
          status: 500,
          headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" }
        }
      );
    }
  },
  error(error) {
    // Global error handler
    return new Response(`Error: ${error.message}`, { status: 500 });
  },
});
```

## Server Options

```typescript
const server = Bun.serve({
  port: 3000,           // Default: 3000
  hostname: "0.0.0.0",  // Default: "0.0.0.0"

  development: true,    // Pretty errors in browser

  // TLS/HTTPS
  tls: {
    key: Bun.file("./key.pem"),
    cert: Bun.file("./cert.pem"),
  },

  // Unix socket
  unix: "/tmp/my-socket.sock",

  // Max request body size (default 128MB)
  maxRequestBodySize: 1024 * 1024 * 10, // 10MB

  fetch(req) {
    return new Response("OK");
  },
});
```

## Server Methods

```typescript
const server = Bun.serve({ ... });

// Server info
console.log(server.port);        // 3000
console.log(server.hostname);    // "0.0.0.0"
console.log(server.url);         // URL object

// Stop server
server.stop();

// Reload with new config
server.reload({
  fetch(req) {
    return new Response("Updated!");
  },
});

// Pending requests count
console.log(server.pendingRequests);
```

## Static Files

```typescript
Bun.serve({
  fetch(req) {
    const url = new URL(req.url);

    // Serve static files from public/
    if (url.pathname.startsWith("/static/")) {
      const filePath = `./public${url.pathname.replace("/static", "")}`;
      const file = Bun.file(filePath);

      if (await file.exists()) {
        return new Response(file);
      }
      return new Response("Not Found", { status: 404 });
    }

    return new Response("API");
  },
});
```

## CORS

```typescript
function corsHeaders() {
  return {
    "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
    "Access-Control-Allow-Methods": "GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS",
    "Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "Content-Type, Authorization",
  };
}

Bun.serve({
  fetch(req) {
    // Handle preflight
    if (req.method === "OPTIONS") {
      return new Response(null, { headers: corsHeaders() });
    }

    // Add CORS headers to response
    return new Response("OK", { headers: corsHeaders() });
  },
});
```

## Common Errors

| Error | Cause | Fix |
|-------|-------|-----|
| `EADDRINUSE` | Port in use | Use different port or kill process |
| `Cannot read body` | Body already consumed | Read body once only |
| `CORS error` | Missing headers | Add CORS headers |
| `413 Payload Too Large` | Body exceeds limit | Increase maxRequestBodySize |

## When to Load References

Load `references/tls-config.md` when:
- HTTPS/TLS setup
- Certificate configuration
- mTLS authentication

Load `references/streaming.md` when:
- Server-sent events
- Streaming responses
- Chunked transfer encoding
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