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+# Connect
+
+[![NPM Version][npm-image]][npm-url]
+[![NPM Downloads][downloads-image]][downloads-url]
+[![Build Status][travis-image]][travis-url]
+[![Test Coverage][coveralls-image]][coveralls-url]
+[![Gratipay][gratipay-image]][gratipay-url]
+
+ Connect is an extensible HTTP server framework for [node](http://nodejs.org), providing high performance "plugins" known as _middleware_.
+
+ Connect is bundled with over _20_ commonly used middleware, including
+ a logger, session support, cookie parser, and [more](http://senchalabs.github.com/connect). Be sure to view the 2.x [documentation](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/).
+
+```js
+var connect = require('connect')
+ , http = require('http');
+
+var app = connect()
+ .use(connect.favicon('public/favicon.ico'))
+ .use(connect.logger('dev'))
+ .use(connect.static('public'))
+ .use(connect.directory('public'))
+ .use(connect.cookieParser())
+ .use(connect.session({ secret: 'my secret here' }))
+ .use(function(req, res){
+ res.end('Hello from Connect!\n');
+ });
+
+http.createServer(app).listen(3000);
+```
+
+## Middleware
+
+ - [basicAuth](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/basicAuth.html)
+ - [bodyParser](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/bodyParser.html)
+ - [compress](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/compress.html)
+ - [cookieParser](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/cookieParser.html)
+ - [cookieSession](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/cookieSession.html)
+ - [csrf](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/csrf.html)
+ - [directory](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/directory.html)
+ - [errorHandler](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/errorHandler.html)
+ - [favicon](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/favicon.html)
+ - [json](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/json.html)
+ - [limit](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/limit.html) - deprecated, do not use
+ - [logger](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/logger.html)
+ - [methodOverride](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/methodOverride.html) - deprecated, use [method-override](https://www.npmjs.org/package/method-override) instead
+ - [multipart](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/multipart.html) - deprecated, use [connect-multiparty](https://www.npmjs.org/package/connect-multiparty) instead
+ - [urlencoded](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/urlencoded.html)
+ - [query](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/query.html)
+ - [responseTime](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/responseTime.html)
+ - [session](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/session.html)
+ - [static](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/static.html)
+ - [staticCache](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/staticCache.html) - deprecated, do not use
+ - [subdomains](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/subdomains.html)
+ - [vhost](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/vhost.html)
+
+## Running Tests
+
+first:
+
+ $ npm install -d
+
+then:
+
+ $ npm test
+
+## Contributors
+
+ https://github.com/senchalabs/connect/graphs/contributors
+
+## Node Compatibility
+
+ Connect `< 1.x` is compatible with node 0.2.x
+
+
+ Connect `1.x` is compatible with node 0.4.x
+
+
+ Connect `2.x` is compatible with node 0.8.x, 0.10.x, and 0.12.x
+
+## License
+
+[MIT](LICENSE)
+
+[npm-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/connect.svg
+[npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/connect
+[travis-image]: https://img.shields.io/travis/senchalabs/connect/master.svg
+[travis-url]: https://travis-ci.org/senchalabs/connect
+[coveralls-image]: https://img.shields.io/coveralls/senchalabs/connect/master.svg
+[coveralls-url]: https://coveralls.io/r/senchalabs/connect
+[downloads-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/connect.svg
+[downloads-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/connect
+[gratipay-image]: https://img.shields.io/gratipay/dougwilson.svg
+[gratipay-url]: https://www.gratipay.com/dougwilson/