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Expressive middleware for node.js using generators via [co](https://github.com/visionmedia/co) Expressive middleware for node.js using generators via [co](https://github.com/visionmedia/co)
to make writing web applications and REST APIs more enjoyable to write. to make writing web applications and REST APIs more enjoyable to write.
Koa provides a useful set of methods that make day to day web application and API design much Only methods that are common to nearly all HTTP servers are integrated directly into Koa's small ~400 SLOC codebase. This
faster, and less error-prone than "raw" nodejs. Many of these utilities were extracted from [Express](https://github.com/visionmedia/express), includes things like content-negotiation, normalization of node inconsistencies, redirection, and a few others.
however moving them to this layer allows middleware developers to avoid boilerplate and refrain from re-implementing
many of these features, sometimes incorrectly or incomplete.
Only methods that are common to nearly all HTTP servers are integrated directly into Koa's small ~400 SLOC codebase. No middleware No middleware are bundled with koa. If you prefer to only define a single dependency for common middleware, much like Connect, you may use
are bundled with koa. If you prefer to only define a single dependency for common middleware, much like Connect, you may use
[koa-common](https://github.com/koajs/common). [koa-common](https://github.com/koajs/common).
## Installation ## Installation