Added app.listen() as a shortcut for http.createServer(app).listen()

lib/application.js

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var connect = require('connect')
   , url = require('url')
   , utils = connect.utils
   , path = require('path')
+  , http = require('http')
   , join = path.join
   , fs = require('fs')
   , qs = require('qs');
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ app.match = function(url){
  *
  * @param {String|Function|Server} route
  * @param {Function|Server} middleware
- * @return {Server} for chaining
+ * @return {app} for chaining
  * @api public
  */
 
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ app.use = function(route, middleware){
  *    app.use(blog);
  *
  * @param {Function} fn
- * @return {Server} for chaining
+ * @return {app} for chaining
  * @api public
  */
 
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ app.mounted = function(fn){
  *
  * @param {String} ext
  * @param {Function} fn
- * @return {Server} for chaining
+ * @return {app} for chaining
  * @api public
  */
 
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ app.engine = function(ext, fn){
  *
  * @param {String|Array|Function} name
  * @param {Function} fn
- * @return {Server} for chaining
+ * @return {app} for chaining
  * @api public
  */
 
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ app.param = function(name, fn){
  *
  * @param {String} type
  * @param {Function} fn
- * @return {Server} for chaining
+ * @return {app} for chaining
  * @api public
  */
 
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ app.disabled = function(setting){
  * Enable `setting`.
  *
  * @param {String} setting
- * @return {Server} for chaining
+ * @return {app} for chaining
  * @api public
  */
 
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ app.enable = function(setting){
  * Disable `setting`.
  *
  * @param {String} setting
- * @return {Server} for chaining
+ * @return {app} for chaining
  * @api public
  */
 
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ app.disable = function(setting){
  *
  * @param {String} key
  * @param {String} url
- * @return {Server} for chaining
+ * @return {app} for chaining
  * @api public
  */
 
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@ app.redirect = function(key, url){
  *
  * @param {String} env...
  * @param {Function} fn
- * @return {Server} for chaining
+ * @return {app} for chaining
  * @api public
  */
 
@@ -490,6 +491,21 @@ app.configure = function(env, fn){
   return this;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Listen for connections.
+ *
+ * This method takes the same arguments
+ * as node's `http.Server#listen()`.  
+ *
+ * @return {http.Server}
+ * @api public
+ */
+
+app.listen = function(){
+  var server = http.createServer(this);
+  return server.listen.apply(server, arguments);
+};
+
 /**
  * Delegate `.VERB(...)` calls to `.route(VERB, ...)`.
  */
@@ -509,7 +525,7 @@ methods.forEach(function(method){
  *
  * @param {String} path
  * @param {Function} ...
- * @return {Server} for chaining
+ * @return {app} for chaining
  * @api public
  */
 

test/app.listen.js

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+var express = require('../')
+  , request = require('./support/http');
+
+describe('app.listen()', function(){
+  it('should wrap with an HTTP server', function(done){
+    var app = express();
+
+    app.del('/tobi', function(req, res){
+      res.end('deleted tobi!');
+    });
+
+    var server = app.listen(9999, function(){
+      server.close();
+      done();
+    });
+  })
+})